an egg that has not yet been born

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an egg that has not yet been born

an egg that has not yet been born

Figuratively: something that has not yet happened. A matter whose occurrence is uncertain.

("An egg that was born on a festival day—Beit Shammai says: eat it, and Beit Hillel says: do not eat it"—Rosh Hashanah 2a)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

בֵּיצָה שֶׁטֶרֶם נוֹלְדָה, בֵּיצָה שֶׁלֹּא נוֹלְדָה

Definition (Hebrew)

בַּהֲשָׁלָה: דָּבָר שֶׁעֲדַיִן לֹא הִתְרַחֵשׁ. עִנְיָן שֶׁסָּפֵק אִם יִתְרַחֵשׁ.

("בֵּיצָה שֶׁנוֹלְדָה בְּיוֹם טוֹב—בֵּית שַׁמַּאי אוֹמְרִים: תֹּאכַל, וּבֵית הַלֵּל אוֹמְרִים: לֹא תֹּאכַל"- רֵאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה ב ע"א)

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