The invention discloses a novel cable holder, which comprises a cable tray and a holder main body, wherein shaft levers are arranged at two sides of the cable tray; the holder main body comprises a base; upright posts are arranged at two sides of the base; the upright posts include a left upright post, a right upright post, a support plate and a movable block; the support plate is connected with the left upright post and the right upright post; sliding rails are arranged on the left upright post and the right upright post; the movable block is connected with slide blocks; the slide blocks areconnected with the corresponding sliding rails in a matching manner; a semicircular groove is arranged in the top of the movable block; the support plate is provided with motors; each motor is connected with a twisting plate; a stranded wire is wound on each twisting plate; one end of each stranded wire is fixedly connected with the corresponding twisting plate and the other end passes through thesupport plate and is fixedly connected with the corresponding slide block; a control box is arranged on the base; a controller is arranged in the control box; and a control switch is arranged at thefront side of the control box. According to the novel cable holder, lifting the relatively heavy cable tray from the ground can be achieved by using the combined action of the motors and the strandedwires, so that laying of the cable is facilitated and the loss of manpower is reduced.