Traditional Hebrew idioms, proverbs, and figurative expressions with cultural significance.
ืืฉืืืจ ืืช ืืจืืฉ
To rack one's brains, to puzzle over
ืขื ืงืฆื ืืืืื
In a nutshell / briefly / a mere taste of it
ืจืชืืง ืืืงืื
Tied down; chained in place; stuck in a rut
ืืขืฉืืช ืืจ ืืืจืืืจ ืืื
To make a mountain out of a molehill
ืืืจ ืืกืืฃ ืืื ืืจื
Light at the end of the tunnel
ืืงืืช ืขื ืืืชืคืืื
To shoulder responsibility, to take on
ืื ืฉื ืืืข ืืงืื ืขืืื ืื ืื
That touches a nerve with me
ืืื ืืืจืืื ืฉื
The long arm of justice
ืืื ืจืชืืขื
Without flinching, without hesitation
ืืื ืื ืืื
Man to man, face to face
ืืื ืืื ืืฉืื ืืื
Well is when it is well, obvious fact
ืฉืคืข ืฉื ืืกื
An abundance of grace, plenty
ืืืฉื ืืืืื
Complete darkness, total confusion
ืชืืช ืืืฉืคืขื
Under the influence, under sway
ืืฉืืืจ ืกืื
To keep a secret, to remain silent
ืืื ืืขืืืื
Passed away, died, went to the world
ืืืฉื ืืื
For a period of time, for a while
ืืืืงืช
In the capacity of, presumed to be
ืืืจ ืขื ืื ืืืจืื
To speak truly, to tell the truth
ืฆืืงื ืืืืื
Distress and anxiety, worry and concern
ืชืืืื ืืฉืื
Glory shall be forgotten, ephemeral fame
ืืจืืจ ืืืืจ ืืื
Clear as daylight, obvious
ืืืจืื ื ืืฆืื
Friends are found, friendship discovered
ืืืืืจ ืืื ืงื
Human speech is light, words are easy
ืกืืจ ืืงืืกื
Order and magic, structure and wonder