אָדָם יְלוּד אִשָּׁה, יְלוּד אִשָּׁה

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Born of woman / mortal

הגדרה (אנגלית)

An expression used to emphasize human frailty, mortality, and the inevitability of death.

("Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble. He comes forth like a flower and withers; he flees like a shadow and continues not." – Job 14:1, and also: “It was almost unbelievable that he was born of a woman, but rather of angels on high.” – S.Y. Agnon / Tales of the Baal Shem Tov, The Maggid of Mezritch; and “Not happy / lonely among men / sorrowful men, salted with pain / born of woman.” – Nathan Yonatan / The Old Albatross)