אֲבוֹת אֲבוֹתָיו

ביטוי (אנגלית)

His forefathers / ancestors

הגדרה (אנגלית)

The parents of his parents; his ancient family roots or lineage.

(“For if you refuse to let My people go, behold, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your borders… and they shall fill your houses and the houses of all your servants and all the Egyptians, which neither your fathers nor your fathers’ fathers have seen since the day they were upon the earth until this day.” – Exodus 10:4 (Moses to Pharaoh); and also: “He too, like his fathers’ fathers’ fathers, thousands of years ago, in the ancient forests” – H.N. Bialik / He Hewed in His Heart; “And the woman told us that she, her parents, and her forefathers were all born in this village” – S.Y. Agnon / In the Prime of Her Life; “And his forefathers, pious men too, stand upon a cloud that hovers beyond” – Nathan Alterman / The Hasidic General)