חֶבֶלchevel meaning in Biblical Hebrew
a rope; the measuring cord, and so the plot of land it measured out · masculine noun
Also spelled in English: chebel
A rope. You tie a tent with it. Then you drag it across a field to mark out who gets what, and by the time you coil it up the word has stopped meaning rope and started meaning the field.
חֲבָלִים נָפְלוּ־לִי בַּנְּעִמִים אַף־נַחֲלָת שָׁפְרָה עָלָי
“The lines fell to me in pleasant places; indeed, my inheritance is lovely to me." — Psalms 16:6”
Where is the chevel that fell to you in pleasant places?