To build castles in the air

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To build castles in the air

To build castles in the air

Figuratively: planned imaginary and unrealistic projects. Created something without a foundation (originally, several interpretations of the expression were given).

("He was counting three hundred Halachot in the tower floating in the air" – Sanhedrin 106b; and likewise: "Shdohag was counting and learning three hundred Halachot in the tower floating in the air. Because the location of the Temple was unknown, they called it the tower floating in the air, and he studied three hundred Halachot where it was located" – Maharsha, Chidushai Aggadot, Sanhedrin 106b; and likewise: "The sages said that Shdohag and Ahitophel were studying 300 Halachot in the tower floating in the air. This was Noah’s Ark, which floated and sailed on the waters" – Sefer Gematriot, Parashat Tazria; and likewise: "From now on there will be no place for imaginations building castles in the air" – Achad Ha’am / Kol Kitvei Kapt)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

בָּנָה מִגְדָּלִים בָּאֲוִיר

Definition (Hebrew)

בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: תִּכְנֵן תָּכְנִיּוֹת דִּמְיוֹנִיּוֹת וְלֹא מְצִיאוּתִיּוֹת. יָצַר דָּבָר חֲסַר יְסוֹד (בַּמָּקוֹר נִתְּנוּ מִסְפַּר פַּרְשָׁנוּיוֹת לַבִּטּוּי).

("שֶׁהָיָה סוֹפֵר שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת הֲלָכוֹת פְּסוּקוֹת בְּמִגְדָּל הַפּוֹרֵחַ בָּאֲוִיר"-סַנְהֶדְרִין קַו ע"ב, וְכֵן:"שֶׁדּוֹאֵג הָיָה סוֹפֵר וְלָמַד ג' מֵאוֹת הֲלָכוֹת בְּמִגְדָּל הַפּוֹרֵחַ בָּאֲוִיר שֶׁעַל שֵׁם שֶׁלֹּא יָדְעוּ מְקוֹמוֹ שֶׁל בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ קָרְאוּ כְּמִגְדַּל הַפּוֹרֵחַ בָּאֲוִיר וְהוּא לָמַד שָׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת הֲלָכוֹת הֵיכָן הוּא מְקוֹמוֹ"- מָהַרְשָׁ"א חִדּוּשֵׁי אַגָּדוֹת,סַנְהֶדְרִין קַו ע"ב, וְכֵן:"הֲרֵי שֶׁאָמְרוּ חֲכָמִים, שֶׁדּוֹאֵג וַאֲחִיתֹפֶל הָיוּ שֻׁנֵּן ש' הֲלָכוֹת בְּמִגְדָּל הַפּוֹרֵחַ בָּאֲוִיר. זֶהוּ תֵּבַת נֹחַ שֶׁהָיְתָה פּוֹרַחַת וְשָׁטָה עַל הַמַּיִם"- סֵפֶר גִּימַטְרִיָּאוֹת פָּרָשַׁת תַּזְרִיעַ, וְכֵן:"מֵעַתָּה לֹא יִהְיֶה מָקוֹם עוֹד לְדִמְיוֹנוֹת הַבּוֹנִים מִגְדָּלִים בָּאֲוִיר"- אַחַד הָעָם/ כָּל כִּתְבֵי קפט)

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