Tavin ve-Takilin/ good money/ hard cash/ "full weight coins"

The site is still under construction and has not yet been proofread. There may be errors or inconsistencies in the vocalization, illustrations, and similar elements. We apologize for the inconvenience.
We would be happy if you report to us any errors or anything that needs improvement. 🙏🙏

Tavin ve-Takilin/ good money/ hard cash/ "full weight coins"

Figuratively: good money passes to the merchant. Or: a high price (literally from Aramaic: "good and weighed").

("Take from him dinars that are good and weighty" — Jerusalem Talmud, Bava Metzia 4:1; and also: "R. Mendele... does not strike sparks and scatter gold dust, but rather brings out and gives in abundance, heap upon heap, tavin ve-takilin" — Bialik / Mendele and the Three Volumes)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

טָבִין וטקילין

Definition (Hebrew)

בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: כֶּסֶף טוֹב עוֹבֵר לַסּוֹחֵר. אוֹ: מְחִיר גָּבוֹהַּ (מִלּוּלִית מֵאֲרַמִּית: טוֹבִים וּשְׁקוּלִים).

("אָמַר לָהּ שְׁקִילֵי מִנֵּיהּ דִּינָרִין טָבִין וּתְקִלִּין"- יְרוּשַׁלְמִי בָּבָא מְצִיעָא ד, א, וְכֵן:"ר' מֶנְדֵּלֵי...אֵינוֹ מַתִּיז נִיצוֹצוֹת וּמַפְרִיחַ אֲבַק זָהָב,אֶלָּא מוֹצִיא וְנוֹתֵן בְּשֶׁפַע,חֳמָרִים חֳמָרִים,טָבִין וְטַקִּילִין"-בְּיָאלִיק/ מֶנְדֵּלֵי וּשְׁלֹשֶׁת הַכְּרָכִים)

Keyword

Share

Search Expression

    Click a letter below to find expressions that start with that letter.

    Might Interest You