Abstract: An arrangement for holding a rope or the like has a support, a hook member supported by the support rotatably about an axis and formed as a double hook having two hook arms which are mirror-symmetrical relative to one another, and a releasable locking member arranged for locking the hook member in a holding position. The hook member may have a S-shaped contour in its side view in the direction of axis of rotation. Each hook arm may be provided with an abutment for the locking member, the abutment being arranged at an opposite side relative to a recess for receiving of the rope and the like. The abutment may be formed as a surface which has a cutout in a direction opposite to the direction of the rotation of the hook member.