בָּבַת עַיִן

ביטוי (אנגלית)

apple of the eye / pupil of the eye

הגדרה (אנגלית)

The pupil of the eye. Figuratively: something extremely precious to the heart. Something most important, like the pupil of the eye (bava means 'ball' or 'orb').

(“For thus said the Lord of Hosts: ‘After glory He sent me to the nations that plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye.’” (Zechariah 2:12); also: “He will come and say to you: Here I am! / The joy of my life, the apple of my eye” – H.N. Bialik, ‘Between Euphrates and Tigris’; also: “For you were to me the apple of my eye all day and all night / You were to me like the angel of God from out of the mist” – Avihu Medina, ‘The Flower in the Garden’)