Like leaves in a hearty tree, some wither and some sprout. (כְּעָלִים בְּעֵץ רַעֲנָן- אֵלֶּה נוֹבְלִים וְאֵלֶּה יָצִיצוּ)
Like leaves in a hearty tree, some wither and some sprout. (כְּעָלִים בְּעֵץ רַעֲנָן- אֵלֶּה נוֹבְלִים וְאֵלֶּה יָצִיצוּ)

Like leaves in a hearty tree, some wither and some sprout.

The way of the world is that all living things are born and die.

(“Like leaves on a flourishing tree — some wither and some sprout; so are the generations of human beings — some die and others are born.”)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

כְּעָלִים בְּעֵץ רַעֲנָן- אֵלֶּה נוֹבְלִים וְאֵלֶּה יָצִיצוּ

Definition (Hebrew)

טִבְעוֹ שֶׁל הָעוֹלָם שֶׁכָּל הַזְּמַן נוֹלָדִים וּמֵתִים כָּל הַיְּצוּרִים עֲלֵי אֲדָמוֹת.

("כְּעָלִים בְּעֵץ רַעֲנָן – אֵלֶּה נוֹבְלִים וְאֵלֶּה יָצִיצוּ. כֵּן תּוֹלְדוֹת בְּנֵי אָדָם – אֵלֶּה מֵתִים וְאֵלֶּה נוֹלָדִים" – בֶּן סִירָא יָד, יח).

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