אֶבֶן הָרֹאשָׁה

ביטוי (אנגלית)

corner stone / key-stone / headstone

הגדרה (אנגלית)

The top stone placed at the uppermost point of an architectural arch. Figuratively: the main or most important subject.

("Who are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain; and he shall bring forth the headstone with shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’" – Zechariah 4:7; also: "He redeemed her from a harsh nation / and brought out the headstone / by the merit of the three forefathers / and King David" – David Ben Hassin (18th century), O Lord, My Soul Cleaves to the Dust; and: "The plow / it is the headstone / of a peaceful life / without want at home" – Elyakim Tzunzer)