apple of the eye / pupil of the eye

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apple of the eye / pupil of the eye

apple of the eye / pupil of the eye

The pupil of the eye. Figuratively: something extremely precious to the heart. Something most important, like the pupil of the eye (bava means 'ball' or 'orb').

(“For thus said the Lord of Hosts: ‘After glory He sent me to the nations that plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye.’” (Zechariah 2:12); also: “He will come and say to you: Here I am! / The joy of my life, the apple of my eye” – H.N. Bialik, ‘Between Euphrates and Tigris’; also: “For you were to me the apple of my eye all day and all night / You were to me like the angel of God from out of the mist” – Avihu Medina, ‘The Flower in the Garden’)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

בָּבַת עַיִן

Definition (Hebrew)

אִישׁוֹן הָעַיִן. בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: דָּבָר הַיָּקָר לְלֵב בְּמִדָּה גְּבוֹהָה בְּיוֹתֵר. דָּבָר הֶחָשׁוּב מִכָּל כְּמוֹ אִישׁוֹן הָעַיִן (בָּבָה מַשְׁמָע גַּלְגַּל).

("כִּי כֹה אָמַר ה' צְבָאוֹת אַחַר כָּבוֹד שְׁלָחַנִי אֶל הַגּוֹיִם הַשֹּׁלְלִים אֶתְכֶם כִּי הַנֹּגֵעַ בָּכֶם נֹגֵעַ בְּבָבַת עֵינוֹ" זְכַרְיָה ב יב, וְכֵן:"יָבוֹא וַיֹּאמֶר לְךָ: הִנְנִי ! / אֶת גִּיל חַיַּי , בְּבַת עֵינִי"- ח.נ.בְּיָאלִיק/ בֵּין נָהָר פְּרָת וּנְהַר חִדֶּקֶל ,וְכֵן:"כִּי לִי הָיִיתָ בְּבַת עֵינִי בְּכָל יוֹם וְכָל לֵיל / הָיִיתָ לִי כְּמַלְאַךְ הָאֵל מִתּוֹךְ הָעֲרָפֶל"- אָבִיהוּ מְדִינָה/ הַפֶּרַח בְּגַנֵּי)

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