A rebellious daughter to her mother, a bride to her mother-in-law (בַּת קָמָה בְאִמָּהּ כַּלָּה בַּחֲמֹתָהּ)
A rebellious daughter to her mother, a bride to her mother-in-law (בַּת קָמָה בְאִמָּהּ כַּלָּה בַּחֲמֹתָהּ)

A rebellious daughter to her mother, a bride to her mother-in-law

Figuratively: a state of lawlessness or lack of respect among family members (the word “קָמָה” carries a derogatory sense).

("For a son dishonors his father, a rebellious daughter to her mother, a bride to her mother-in-law, enemies of a man are the men of his house" - Micah 7:6, and similarly: "Now that the days arrived, the rebellious daughter was with her father, Rachel did what her heart desired and entered with him to the marriage canopy" - Agnon / The Visitor Who Came to Lodge, p. 158; and also: "Mother quarrels with father, rebellious daughter with her mother, sister with her brother" - Agnon / Simple Story, p. 149)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

בַּת קָמָה בְאִמָּהּ כַּלָּה בַּחֲמֹתָהּ

Definition (Hebrew)

בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: מַצָּב שֶׁל הֶפְקֵרוּת אוֹ חֹסֶר מַתַּן כָּבוֹד בֵּין בְּנֵי מִשְׁפָּחָה (הַמִּלָּה:"קָמָה" מִשְׁמָעָהּ מוֹרֶדֶת).

("כִּי בֵן מְנַבֵּל אָב בַּת קָמָה בְאִמָּהּ כַּלָּה בַּחֲמֹתָהּ אֹיְבֵי אִישׁ אַנְשֵׁי בֵיתוֹ"- מִיכָה ז ו, וְכֵן:"עַכְשָׁו שֶׁהִגִּיעוּ יָמִים שַׁבָּת קָמָה בְּאָבִיהָ, עָשְׂתָה רָחֵל מָה שֶׁלִּבָּהּ חֵפֶץ וְנִכְנְסָה עִמּוֹ לַחֻפָּה"-עַגְנוֹן/ אוֹרֵחַ נָטָה לָלוּן,158, וְכֵן:"אִמָּא מִתְקוֹטֶטֶת בְּאַבָּא, בַּת קָמָה בְּאִמָּהּ, אָחוֹת בְּאָחִיהָ"-עַגְנוֹן/ סִפּוּר פָּשׁוּט, 149)

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