He has no understanding, he has no sense

The site is still under construction and has not yet been proofread. There may be errors or inconsistencies in the vocalization, illustrations, and similar elements. We apologize for the inconvenience.
We would be happy if you report to us any errors or anything that needs improvement. 🙏🙏

He has no understanding, he has no sense

He has no understanding, he has no sense

Lacking intelligence or scholarly knowledge. Or: lacking the ability to decide.

("The magicians of Egypt sat and said: We are afraid of someone who will take your crown and place it on his own head... Some said to kill him, some said to burn him, and Jethro sat among them and said: This boy has no sense; rather, test him and bring before him a bowl of gold and a coal. If he reaches for the gold, he has sense—kill him; but if he reaches for the coal, he has no sense and is not subject to the death penalty." — Exodus Rabbah (Vilna) Shemot 1. Also: "Anyone who has understanding, it is as if the Temple was built in his days" — Sanhedrin 92a. And: "And a kind of dull panic lay on his face, and all his being was like a spiritless creature with no understanding" — Agnon, Only Yesterday, 319)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אֵין בּוֹ דֵּעָה, אֵין בּוֹ דַּעַת

Definition (Hebrew)

חֲסַר שֵׂכֶל אוֹ יֶדַע לִמּוּדִי. אוֹ: חֲסַר יְכֹלֶת לְהַחֲלִיט.

("יוֹשְׁבִין חַרְטֻמֵּי מִצְרַיִם וְאָמְרוּ: מִתְיָרְאִין אָנוּ מִזֶּה שֶׁנּוֹטֵל כִּתְרְךָ וְנוֹתְנוֹ עַל רֹאשׁוֹ... מֵהֶם אוֹמְרִים לְהָרְגוֹ מֵהֶם אוֹמְרִים לְשׂוֹרְפוֹ, וְהָיָה יִתְרוֹ יוֹשֵׁב בֵּינֵיהֶן וְאוֹמֵר לָהֶם: הַנַּעַר הַזֶּה אֵין בּוֹ דַּעַת, אֶלָּא בָּחֲנוּ אוֹתוֹ וְהֵבִיאוּ לְפָנָיו בַּקְּעָרָה זָהָב וְגַחֶלֶת, אִם יוֹשִׁיט יָדוֹ לַזָּהָב יֵשׁ בּוֹ דַּעַת וְהָרְגוּ אוֹתוֹ, וְאִם יוֹשִׁיט יָדוֹ לְגַחֶלֶת אֵין בּוֹ דַּעַת וְאֵין עָלָיו מִשְׁפַּט מָוֶת"- שְׁמוֹת רַבָּה (וִילְנָא) פָּרָשַׁת שְׁמוֹת פָּרָשָׁה א, וְכֵן:"כָּל אָדָם שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ דֵּעָה כְּאִלּוּ נִבְנָה בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ בְּיָמָיו "-סַנְהֶדְרִין צָב ע"א, וְכֵן:"וּכְמִין בֶּהָלָה אֲטוּמָה רוֹבֶצֶת עַל פָּנָיו,וְכָל עַצְמוֹ כְּמִין בִּרְיָה מְטֻמְטֶמֶת שֶׁאֵין בָּהּ דֵּעָה"- עַגְנוֹן/ תְּמוֹל שִׁלְשׁוֹם, 319)

Keyword

Share

Search Expression

    Click a letter below to find expressions that start with that letter.

    Might Interest You