הֵקֵלּוּ הַמַּיִם?

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Has the water become lighter?

הגדרה (אנגלית)

Figuratively: Has the flood ceased? By implication: Has the situation eased?

("And he sent forth the dove from him to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the earth" - at the beginning of Genesis 8 (about Noah in the ark), and so: "Behold, thou/ Jonah, which I sent forth to see/ whether the waters were abated/ and if the whole generation and the sin were gone" - Jonathan gave songs to the dove)