I am at a loss for words / I find no words to

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I am at a loss for words / I find no words to

I am at a loss for words / I find no words to

I have no ability to speak. An expression describing amazement, appreciation, or astonishment at something or an action, to the extent of an apparent loss of the ability to speak or to describe one's feelings.

(“For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, Thou knowest it altogether.” – Psalms 139:4; also: “He fixed his sandal—and there was no word in his mouth... / And silence returned, and the camp slept” – Shaul Tchernichovsky, Muhammad; also: “I knew that I had no words to calm myself, and yet I stood to listen” – S.Y. Agnon, In the Prime of Her Life)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אֵין מִלִּים בְּפִי

Definition (Hebrew)

אֵין לִי יְכֹלֶת לְדַבֵּר. בִּיטּוּי הַמְּתָאֵר הִתְפַּעֲלוּת, הַעֲרָכָה אוֹ תַּדְהֵמָה מִדָּבָר אוֹ מַעֲשֵׂה מְסֻיָּם עַד כְּדֵי אֹבֶדֶן יְכֹלֶת לְדַבֵּר אוֹ לְתָאֵר אֶת הַתְּחוּשׁוֹת.

("כִּי אֵין מִלָּה בִּלְשׁוֹנִי הֵן ה' יָדַעְתָּ כֻלָּהּ"- תהלים קלט ד, וכן:"ויתקן סנדלו- ומילה אין בפיו... / ותשוב הדממה, ויישן המחנה"- שאול טשרניחובסקי/ מחמד, וכן:"ידעתי כי אין דברים בפי להרגיעני ובכל זאת עמדתי לשמוע"- ש"י עגנון/ בדמי ימיה)

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