Expressions (A–Z)
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B
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bottomless pit, dark bottomless pit
A deep pit. From the depths of the earth. A term referring to a grave.
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Brought to the grave of Israel
A funeral and burial ceremony will be held for him according to Jewish tradition...
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C
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Cemetery
A burial place. Cemetery.
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Cemetery / Graveyard
A place designated for burying the dead.
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E
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Erection of a Tombstone
The mourning ceremony held at the cemetery after the placing of a tombstone on t...
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H
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He who builds his home from the wealth of others is collecting stones to erect his grave.
A person who prospers at another’s expense will inevitably fail.
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O
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One who descends to dust/ dead
In elevated or literary language: someone who has already died and passed from t...
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P
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pit of destruction / hell / grave / nethermost pit
Bottomless pit. By extension: a lowly state. Or: grave. (Originally, 'shachat' m...
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T
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To prostrate oneself in supplication on someone's grave/ pray at the grave of (a relative, saint, etc.)
He prayed to God near his grave. He held a memorial service in his memory near h...
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To turn in his grave
See: "He is turning over in his grave."
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