If a hair of his head falls

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If a hair of his head falls

If a hair of his head falls

Figuratively: if even the smallest harm befalls him. A warning or admonition to take scrupulous care for another person's well-being—as if even a single hair on his head must not be harmed or fall.

("And the people said to Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who has wrought this great salvation in Israel? Far be it! As the Lord lives, not a hair of his head shall fall to the ground" – 1 Samuel 14:45. Also: "Go, and do not worry for my soul, for not a hair of my head shall fall to the ground" – Abraham Mapu, Ayit Tzavua, 14. Also: "Do not let a hair of his beautiful head fall to the ground. / He belongs to the gods, to love / to lightness of mind" – Nathan Yonatan, Take Me as a Parable.)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אִם תִּפּוֹל מִשַּׂעֲרַת רֹאשׁוֹ

Definition (Hebrew)

בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: אִם יְאֻנֶּה לוֹ רַע וְלוּ הַקָּטָן בְּיוֹתֵר. מִשְׁפָּט אַזְהָרָה לָאָדָם לִדְאֹג לִשְׁלוֹמוֹ שֶׁל אָדָם אַחֵר בְּצוּרָה קַפְּדָנִית (עַד כְּדֵי כָּךְ שֶׁכִּבְיָכוֹל אֲפִלּוּ שְׂעָרָהּ אַחַת מֵרֹאשׁוֹ לֹא תִּנָּזֵק וְלֹא תִּפֹּל).

("וַיֹּאמֶר הָעָם אֶל שָׁאוּל, הֲיוֹנָתָן יָמוּת? אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה הַיְשׁוּעָה הַגְּדוֹלָה הַזֹּאת בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל חָלִילָה חַי ה' אִם יִפֹּל מִשַּׂעֲרַת רֹאשׁוֹ אַרְצָה"- שְׁמוּאֵל א יַד מָה, וְכֵן:"צֵא וְאֶל תִּדְאַג לְנַפְשִׁי, כִּי לֹא יפול מְשַׁעֶרֶת רָאשֵׁי אַרְצָה"- אַבְרָהָם מַאפּוּ/ עַיִט צָבוּעַ, 14, וְכֵן:"אַל תַּפִּיל מְשַׁעֶרֶת רֹאשׁוֹ הַיָּפָה אַרְצָה./ הוּא שַׁיָּךְ לאלים, לְאַהֲבָה/ לקלות הַדַּעַת"-נָתַן יוֹנָתָן/ קַח אוֹתִי כְּמָשָׁל)

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