בְּכִי טוֹב, הִסְתַּיֵּם ב"כִּי טוֹב"

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Very well / endless trouble

הגדרה (אנגלית)

With success; ended finally in a successful manner (originating from the Creation verses that conclude with “for it was good”).

(“And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering of waters He called Seas; and God saw that it was good” – Genesis 1:10; and likewise: “Rabbi Yehuda said in the name of Rabbi: A person should always leave with ‘for it was good’ and enter with ‘for it was good,’ as it is said: ‘Morning light, and the men sent them’” – Taanit 10b; and likewise: “A person should always enter with ‘for it was good’ and leave with ‘for it was good’” – Pesachim 2a; and likewise: “He needed to finish several matters there… and completed them successfully (‘for it was good’) before his journey” – Mendele, Complete Works; and likewise: “Finally, to end successfully (‘for it was good’), I told him the words of the author of Tzror HaMor on the subject of rain” – Agnon, Yesterday, The Day Before, 447; and likewise: “Everything will still end successfully (‘for it was good’)/ Everything will still end” – David Avidan, Sofedbar)