יָד לַפֶּה (שָׂם יָד עַל פִּיו)

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Hand to the Mouth (puts a hand over his mouth)/ Keep quiet! / Mum's the word! / (to be silent)

הגדרה (אנגלית)

Figuratively: hush; stop talking. A command to be silent. Not to speak. Not to reveal a secret.

("Be silent, put your hand over your mouth, and go with us, and be for us a father and a priest" — Judges 18:19, the Danites to the idol-priest of Micah), and also: "I am too diminished; what shall I answer You? I put my hand over my mouth" — Job 40:4, and also: "Please do not ask me, my lord," Ezra answered ... "say: put your hand to your mouth, lest you utter the truth from your lips and bring guilt and a curse upon yourself" — Abraham Mapu, Ayit Tzavua, 85, and also: "A sacrifice? To whom?... To the Other Side. Hush, do not mention his name. Hand to the mouth! — I fell silent" — Shaul Tchernichovsky, The Fifth Gate: The Sacrifice, and also: "I put my hand over my mouth and examined the signs of the handkerchief" — S. Y. Agnon, B'Dmei Yamim, and also: "Hand to the mouth, my warning! / Hand to the mouth, keep your mouth! / For it is forbidden to tell about the movements of the unit" — Haim Hefer, Hand to the Mouth)