אֹזֶן עֲרֵלָה, אוֹזְנַיִם עֲרֵלוֹת, אוזן ערלה

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Uncircumcised ear / Closed ears

הגדרה (אנגלית)

A deaf or closed ear unwilling to listen. Figuratively: stubbornness (the root "arel" originally means sealed or closed).

("To whom shall I speak and testify, that they may hear? Behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot listen; behold, the word of the Lord has become to them a reproach, they have no delight in it." – Jeremiah 6:10; also: "Whatever attempts are made to persuade him… the words fall on deaf ears." – H. Be’er / Feathers, p. 25)