אֲפָפוּהוּ חֶבְלֵי מָוֶת

ביטוי (אנגלית)

To be in great danger/ waves of death compassed him

הגדרה (אנגלית)

Figuratively: He was in mortal danger. He was in a grave situation that endangered his life or endured great suffering. (אָפַף means to surround. חֶבֶל means pain.)

("Cords of death encompassed me; torrents of destruction assailed me" - II Samuel 22:5; also: "Cords of death surrounded us, the doctor declared me hopeless" – Uri Zvi Greenberg, Mirror Songs)