אֶל הַנַּעַר הַזֶּה הִתְפַּלָּלְתִּי

ביטוי (אנגלית)

For this child I prayed

הגדרה (אנגלית)

By extension: This is the thing I have longed and hoped for all along.

("For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my request which I asked of Him." - 1 Samuel 1:27 (Hannah to Eli), also: "I wandered after him to the ends of the earth / and acquired him in the land of Elam ... / and he understood all my needs / and all that I asked from my God / for this child I prayed!" - Yehuda Alharizi (12th century) / Tiferet Beit Ashir, also: "The holy rabbi of Premishlan would see the child born to him and send him back, saying: 'Not for this child I prayed.'" - S.Y. Agnon / The Tales of the Baal Shem Tov, Pekida, also: "When Samuel was born she gave thanks / for this child I prayed. / And when he grew up and did what he did in his life, / she asked: For this child I prayed?" - Yehuda Amichai / Tanakh Tanakh with You and Other Midrashim)