Expressions (A–Z)

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  Sons of Noah

  See: “The Seven Commandments of the Sons of Noah.”

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  Sons of rebellion

  Figuratively: people who rebel against authority or against the law.

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  Sons of the Heights / Sons of Maron

  Angels; spiritual beings (according to the Gemara in Tractate Rosh Hashanah 18a,...

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  Sons of youth

  See: “Bnei ha-ne‘urim” (sons of youth).

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  Soon with you

  An expression describing closeness or a short time until arrival or being near s...

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  Sooner or later / Early or later

  Figuratively: Eventually; whether (the matter arrives) sooner or whether it arri...

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  Sorrow of the Soul, Sorrow of the Heart

  Sorrow and sadness.

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  Sorrow/ greaf/ heartache

  Heartache. Sorrow (דָּאַב means pain or sadness. The original source of the expr...

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  Sought a pretext, looked for an excuse/ to seek a pretext/ to seek a quarrel

  Looked for an excuse in order to provoke. Sought a pretext (תואנה can mean a pre...

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  Sought advice and strategy

  Searched for an idea or a tactic.

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