אֵין הַדַּעַת סוֹבֶלֶת ש...

ביטוי (אנגלית)

The mind cannot endure that... / It is unthinkable that...

הגדרה (אנגלית)

It is not reasonable. The thing is completely illogical. Unthinkable by the mind.

("And the trustworthy witness for all our interpretations is the intellect of the heart which our holy one has planted within us. And one who denies reason is like one who denies our feelings, for the Torah of our ancestors was given to the heartfelt. And if we find written in the Torah something that the mind cannot endure, we add or amend according to the manner of language established by Adam the first man" - Ibn Ezra, Genesis, Alternate Method, Introduction. Also: "And since it is proven by reason that the thing cannot be understood literally, the translator translated it so that the mind can endure it" - Maimonides, Epistle to the Sages of Montpellier on the Decree of the Stars, 442. Also: "And since the mind cannot endure to think two thoughts at once, when some of these thoughts come to him which he must set aside, he will replace it and exchange it, bad for good" - Pele Yoetz, Entry 'He'- Distraction of Thought. Also: "And this woman merited to live in the Land of Israel, in Jerusalem the Holy City, and she says things that the mind cannot endure" - Agnon, Only Yesterday, 420.)