בָּכָה מָרָה

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Wept bitterly

הגדרה (אנגלית)

In elevated style: cried with heartache and great sorrow.

(“Behold, their valiant ones cry outside; the messengers of peace weep bitterly” – Isaiah 33:7; and likewise: “Even a good angel will weep bitterly / and against his will will answer: Amen!” – Shaul Tchernichovsky, On Friday at Twilight; and likewise: “The soul of a fickle, cunning man with the innocence of a child / when he returned to the water’s path, she wept for him bitterly” – Natan Yonatan, A Singer on the Waves of Time; and likewise: “Lie down, my son, lie down in peace / do not weep bitterly / by your side sits mother / guarding you from all harm” – Immanuel of Rome, Lie Down, My Son.)