Cast into doubt, thrown into doubt/ doubtfull/ in doubt/ questionable
It is not certain. Doubts have arisen concerning it (סָפֵק means doubt, uncertainty, lack of certainty).
("Even though it is a matter of great sorrow that I have interpreted a tax that was imposed in doubt and everyone claims to be my servant" - Shita Mekbetsat Masekhet Baba Mitsia 10 a.a., and so: "And the foundation of the years is the ten days of the Messiah...and whoever casts doubt on Him or disdains His word...is a disbeliever in Him and in the words of His prophets" - Harambam/Explanation of the Mishnah, The introduction to the chapter "Chalk", 8, 317, and so: "It is still doubtful whether the matter was worthy of his consideration, that when the time came, the best nature was revealed" - Agnon/ City and Fullness, 390, and so: "The righteous man knows that even the solution to the heads of the boxes... is doubtful, and if not, it is nothing but the fruit of his restless spirit" - H. Be'er/ El A place where the wind blows, 64)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הֻטַּל בְּסָפֵק, מֻטָּל בְּסָפֵק
Definition (Hebrew)
אֵינוֹ וַדָּאִי. הִתְעוֹרְרוּ סְפֵקוֹת לְגַבָּיו (סָפֵק מַשְׁמָע פִּקְפּוּק, חֹסֶר וַדָּאוּת).
("אַף עַל פִּי כֵן צְרִיכִין אָנוּ לַטַּעַם שֶׁפֵּרַשְׁתִּי דִּמְשׁוּם שֶׁהוּטַל בְּסָפֵק וְכָל אֶחָד טוֹעֵן בָּרִי לִי"-שִׁיטָה מְקֻבֶּצֶת מַסֶּכֶת בָּבָא מְצִיעָא ק ע"א, וְכֵן:"וְהַיְּסוֹד הַשָּׁנִים עָשָׂר-יְמוֹת הַמָּשִׁיחַ...וּמִי שֶׁמֵּטִיל בּוֹ סָפֵק אוֹ מְזַלְזֵל דְּבָרוֹ...כּוֹפֵר בָּהּ' וּבְדִבְרֵי נְבִיאָיו"- הָרַמְבָּ"ם/ פֵּרוּשׁ הַמִּשְׁנָה, הַקְדָּמָה לְפָרֵק "חֵלֶק", ח, 317, וְכֵן:"עֲדַיִן מֻטָּל בְּסָפֵק אִם הָיָה הַדָּבָר כְּדַאי לוֹ לִרְאוּבֵן,שֶׁבְּאוֹתוֹ הַזְּמַן הֻפְחֲתָה הַמַּטְבֵּעַ"- עַגְנוֹן/ עִיר וּמְלוֹאָהּ, 390, וְכֵן:"יָדוֹעַ יָדַע הַצַּדִּיק שֶׁאֲפִלּוּ הַפִּתְרוֹן לְרָאשֵׁי הַתֵּבוֹת...מֻטָּל בְּסָפֵק וְאוּלַי אֵינוֹ אֶלָּא פְּרִי רוּחוֹ הַמְּטֻלְטֶלֶת"- ח.בְּאֵר/ אֶל מָקוֹם שֶׁהָרוּחַ הוֹלֵךְ, 64)