He has no desire for it

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He has no desire for it

He has no desire for it

He does not want it. He shows no interest in it.

("Who among you would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on My altar for nothing? I have no desire for you, says the Lord of Hosts, nor will I accept an offering from your hand" – Malachi 1:10. Also: "And the leader over them is praised for forbidding it in the camp, for he has no desire for their silver and gold like other rulers over their people" – Ramban Exodus 36:3. Also: "And there at the edge of the field, your sickle like a tool for which there is no desire, the sickle of the moon" – H.N. Bialik, Scroll of Fire (7). Also: "Like a broken bottle for which there is no desire, and like a worn and split shoe" – H.N. Bialik, Widows. Also: "Now one says to the oven, 'utensil for which there is no desire,' but soon winter comes and by its fire we are warmed" – S.Y. Agnon, In the Prime of Her Life.)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אֵין לוֹ חֵפֶץ בּוֹ

Definition (Hebrew)

אֵינוֹ רוֹצֶה בּוֹ. לֹא מְגַלֶּה בּוֹ כָּל עִנְיָן.

("מִי גַם בָּכֶם וְיִסְגֹּר דְּלָתַיִם וְלֹא תָאִירוּ מִזְבְּחִי חִנָּם אֵין לִי חֵפֶץ בָּכֶם אָמַר ה' צְבָאוֹת וּמִנְחָה לֹא אֶרְצֶה מִיֶּדְכֶם"- מַלְאֲכֵי א י, וְכֵן:" וְגַם הנגיד עֲלֵיהֶם מְשֻׁבָּח בָּזֶה שהעביר קוֹל בַּמַּחֲנֶה למנעם, כִּי אֵין לוֹ חֵפֶץ בכספם וזהבם כשאר המושלים בעמם"- רַמְבָּ"ן שְׁמוֹת לוֹ ג, וְכֵן:"וְשָׁם בפאת הַשָּׂדֶה מִשֶּׁלְּךָ כִּכְלִי אֵין חֵפֶץ בּוֹ חרמש הַיָּרֵחַ"- ח. נ. בְּיָאלִיק/ מְגִלַּת הָאֵשׁ (ז), וְכֵן:"כבקבוק שָׁבוּר אֵין חֵפֶץ בּוֹ וכנעל בֵּלָה ומבוקעת"- ח.נ. בְּיָאלִיק/ אלמנות, וְכֵן:"כָּעֵת יֹאמַר לַתַּנּוּר כְּלִי אֵין חֵפֶץ בּוֹ, אֲבָל הִנֵּה בָּאִים יְמֵי חֹרֶף ובאורו נתחמם"- שַׁ"י עַגְנוֹן/ בִּדְמֵי יָמֶיהָ)

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