Malignant Growth (גִּדּוּל מַמְאִיר)
Malignant Growth (גִּדּוּל מַמְאִיר)

Malignant Growth

Cancerous cells. By metaphor: a negative phenomenon capable of endangering the existence of society.

(The modern Hebrew term derived from the biblical expression "malignant leprosy" found in the book of Leviticus. Malignant means destructive or wounding.)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

גִּדּוּל מַמְאִיר

Definition (Hebrew)

תָּאִים סַרְטָנִיִּים. בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: תּוֹפָעָה שְׁלִילִית הָעֲלוּלָה לְסַכֵּן אֶת קִיּוּם הַחֶבְרָה.

(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה עַל פִּי הַבִּטּוּי הַמִּקְרָאִי "צָרַעַת מַמְאֶרֶת" שֶׁבְּסֵפֶר וַיִּקְרָא יָד מַד. מַמְאֶרֶת מַשְׁמָע מַשְׁחִיתָה אוֹ פּוֹצַעַת)

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