As if he said nothing/ he has not said a thing/ what he said is of no value (כְּאִילּוּ לֹא אָמַר כְּלוּם)

As if he said nothing/ he has not said a thing/ what he said is of no value

Figuratively: he said things of no value; his words are meaningless.

("He said nothing until his mouth and heart were in agreement" - Terumot 3:8, and likewise: "Rabbi Judah says: one who says Yerushalayim has said nothing" - Nedarim 1:3)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

כְּאִילּוּ לֹא אָמַר כְּלוּם

Definition (Hebrew)

בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: אָמַר דְּבָרִים חַסְרֵי עֵרֶךְ. אֵין מַשְׁמָעוּת לִדְבָרָיו.

("לֹא אָמַר כְּלוּם עַד שֶׁיִּהְיוּ פִיו וְלִבּוֹ שָׁוִין"- תְּרוּמוֹת ג ח, וְכֵן:"רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר הָאוֹמֵר יְרוּשָׁלַםִ לֹא אָמַר כְּלוּם"- נְדָרִים א ג)

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