Expressions (A–Z)
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If ... it is good, and if not ... / If ... it is preferable, and if not ...
A conditional phrase emphasizing two options: if the condition is fulfilled – go...
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If a donkey climbs a ladder
See: "Until a donkey climbs a ladder."
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If a hair of his head falls
Figuratively: if even the smallest harm befalls him. A warning or admonition to...
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If a leviathan was raised with a hook, what will the fish of the pond do?
See: "If a leviathan was raised with a hook, what will the fish of the pond do?"
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If a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned?!
A proverb meaning that even love must be managed with appropriate proportion and...
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If a person does not plow in the summer, what will he eat in the rainy season?
Figuratively: If a person does not make an effort when he can, how will he earn...
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If a person does not prepare on the eve of Shabbat, what will he eat on Shabbat?
By analogy: If a person does not prepare in advance and plan for the future—how...
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If a person does not pursue the words of Torah, they do not pursue him
If a person does not make an effort to study, the learning will not come to him....
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If a person tells you: "I have labored and not found," do not believe. See: "I have labored and found—believe."
See: "I have labored and found—believe.".
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If already, then already
If you are already doing something, you might as well do other things as well to...
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