a mother in Israel
A term of endearment for a woman who is a mother. Also: a term for a well-populated city (see also: "city and mother in Israel").
("The villages ceased in Israel, they ceased until I, Deborah, arose; I arose as a mother in Israel." – Judges 5:7, Song of Deborah the Prophetess)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
אֵם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל
Definition (Hebrew)
כִּנּוּי חִבָּה לְאִשָּׁה שֶׁהִיא אֵם. אוֹ: כִּנּוּי לְעִיר מְיֻשֶּׁבֶת (רְאֵה גַּם:"עִיר וָאֵם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל").
("חָדְלוּ פְרָזוֹן בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל חָדֵלּוּ עַד שַׁקַּמְתִּי דְּבוֹרָה שַׁקַּמְתִּי אֵם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל"- שׁוֹפְטִים ה ז, שִׁירַת דְּבוֹרָה הַנְּבִיאָה)