To beg for one's life
He sought mercy from a person who was about to kill him or cause him great suffering.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הִתְחַנֵּן עַל נַפְשׁוֹ
Definition (Hebrew)
בִּיקֵּשׁ רַחֲמִים מֵאָדָם שֶׁעָמַד לְהָרְגוֹ אוֹ לִגְרֹם לוֹ לְסֵבֶל גָּדוֹל.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)