יָכִין וּבֹועַז

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Jachin and Boaz/ the two pillars of (institution, movement)

הגדרה (אנגלית)

The names of the two pillars in the Temple. Figuratively: central figures in society.

("He set up the pillars in front of the temple porch; he set up the right pillar and named it Jachin, and he set up the left pillar and named it Boaz" - 1 Kings 7:21; and also: "He and his friend... both of them are the 'Jachin and Boaz' of Zionism in their city" - Bialik / Notes taken afterward, p. 143).