אֲבִי, אֲבִי, רֶכֶב יִשְׂרָאֵל וּפָרָשָׁיו

ביטוי (אנגלית)

“My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!”

הגדרה (אנגלית)

A poetic exclamation of awe or deep emotion upon witnessing a magnificent, inspiring, or moving sight.

("Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. And Elisha saw it and cried, ‘My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!’ And he saw him no more. Then he took hold of his clothes and tore them in two pieces." — 2 Kings 2:11; "(Upon the death of Rabbi Elazar) on Saturday night Rabbi Akiva met him coming from Caesarea to Lod. He beat his flesh until blood dripped to the ground, then opened his eulogy and said: ‘My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!’" — Sanhedrin 68a; "And seeing the grave, he cried bitterly and said: ‘My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen.’" — Immanuel of Rome (13th century), The Inheritance)