To cast thorns in his eyes

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To cast thorns in his eyes

To cast thorns in his eyes

Figuratively, by metaphor: to anger him. To offend his honor. To provoke him.

("I said to them: My children, are you throwing thorns in my eyes? Rabbi Chaya said to him: Rabbi, do not let it be evil in your eyes" - Sanhedrin 38:1)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

הֵטִיל קוֹצִים בְּעֵינָיו

Definition (Hebrew)

בִּמְלִיצָה בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: הִרְגִּיז אוֹתוֹ. פָּגַע בִּכְבוֹדוֹ. הִקְנִיט אוֹתוֹ.

("אָמַר לָהֶם: בָּנַי, קוֹצִים אַתֶּם מְטִילִין לִי בְּעֵינַי? אָמַר לוֹ רַבִּי חִיָּא: רַבִּי, אַל יָרֵעַ בְּעֵינֶיךָ"- סַנְהֶדְרִין לַח ע"א)

Keyword

honor metaphor Sanhedrin thorns provocation

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