אָבֵל וַחֲפוּי רֹאשׁ, חֲפוּי רֹאשׁ

ביטוי (אנגלית)

in great sorrow / in grief and shame / “his head covered in shame”

הגדרה (אנגלית)

In mourning; figuratively, in deep sorrow or humiliation, with one’s head bowed in shame.

(“And Mordecai returned to the king’s gate, but Haman hurried to his house, mourning and with his head covered.” — Esther 6:12; also: “He sighed a great sigh to show false truth, and went to his house, mourning and with his head bowed.” — Immanuel of Rome, The Inheritance; also: “With hands full of earth he covered his face, and walked, head bowed, to his home.” — Nathan Yonatan, Late Love)