בִּבְחִינַת: "וַיִּתְרוֹצְצוּ הַבָּנִים בְּקִרְבָּהּ"

ביטוי (אנגלית)

In the sense of: 'And the children struggled together within her'

הגדרה (אנגלית)

An expression describing the existence of different and conflicting tendencies or spirits. (Originally referring to the twins in Rebecca's womb, Jacob and Esau. In the source, 'struggled' means they fought, struck each other.)

("And the children struggled together within her; and she said: If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to inquire of the LORD" - Genesis 25:22 (about our mother Rebecca), and also: "And the children struggled within her—when she passed by synagogues and houses of study, Jacob ran and struggled to get out; when she passed by houses of idolatry, Esau ran and struggled to get out" – Midrash Bereshit Rabbah 63, and also: "As it is written in our holy Torah, and it is written: / 'And the children struggled'—woe to the mother! / And I see, also in you, the children are still struggling. / Indeed, my beloved, struggling, and how they sometimes struggle!" – Shaul Tchernichovsky / Sixth Gate, The Advice)