Pure-Eyed/ clear-eyed

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. 🙏🙏

Pure-Eyed/ clear-eyed

A person with beautiful or innocent eyes. Or: a just person who wants to see justice done (in the source: an epithet for God).

("Pure of eyes, too pure to look on evil, and cannot gaze at wrongdoing" — Habakkuk 1:13; and also: "Mighty and radiant, creator of thread and flesh, who is like You? / Pure of eyes, enthroned in heaven, who is like You?" — from the piyut "Adir VeNaor" for the High Holy Days, author unknown)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

טְהוֹר עֵינַיִם

Definition (Hebrew)

בַּעַל עֵינַיִים יָפוֹת אוֹ תְּמִימוֹת. אוֹ: אִישׁ צֶדֶק הַמְּעֻונְיָין לִרְאוֹת צֶדֶק נַעֲשֶׂה (בַּמָּקוֹר : כִּינּוּי לָה').

("טְהוֹר עֵינַיִם מֵרְאוֹת רָע וְהַבִּיט אֶל עָמָל לֹא תוּכָל"- חֲבַקּוּק א יג, וְכֵן:"אַדִּיר וְנָאוֹר בּוֹרֵא דּוֹק וָחֶלֶד מִי אֵל כָּמוֹךָ/ טְהוֹר עֵינַיִם יוֹשֵׁב שָׁמַיִם מִי אֵל כָּמוֹךָ"- פִּיּוּט "אַדִּיר וְנָאוֹר לְיָמִים נוֹרָאִים, מְחַבֵּר לֹא יָדוּעַ)

Keyword

Share

Search Expression

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

    Might Interest You