בְּמוֹתָם צִוּוּ לָנוּ אֶת הַחַיִּים

ביטוי (אנגלית)

In their death they commanded us life

הגדרה (אנגלית)

Those killed in war or who died sanctifying God’s name died for the life of the people. A rhetorical expression referring mainly to fallen soldiers of wars.

(Modern Hebrew, following Bialik in his poem “If You Desire to Know”)