Showing posts with label ש. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ש. Show all posts

Saturday, January 16, 2016

שְׁאָט נֶפֶשׁ

Hebrew idiom for: disgust, repugnance, revulsion, repulsion, abhorrence, nausea, horror, aversion, abomination

Literally: disdain of the soul
Source: Biblical from the book of Ezekiel (25:15)
"כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה יַעַן עֲשׂוֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּים בִּנְקָמָה וַיִּנָּקְמוּ נָקָם בִּשְׁאָט בְּנֶפֶשׁ לְמַשְׁחִית אֵיבַת עוֹלָם." (יחזקאל כה טו).

Pronounced: Shih'At Nefesh

Thursday, November 5, 2015

שוקק

Hebrew word for: bustling, teeming, lively 

Source: Biblical
Literally: N/A
Pronounced: Show-keck

Thursday, February 14, 2008

שרוט\שרוטה\שריטה

Literally: scratched.
Pronounced: sa'rute (male), s'ruta (female), s'rita(a scratch)
Meaning: Is Hebrew slang for a soul/conscience/mind that has been permanently scraped like an old LP record that has been irreparably scratched. The term is used to indicate that the individual with this condition will have certain idiosyncrasies endearing or otherwise. In the strange world of Israeli culture, that can actually be considered cool in a certain situations.