Hebrew
expression
|
Transliteration
|
Literal
translation/
literary sources
|
Modern
usage
|
|
nes |
"He
will hold up a signal ("nes") to the nations and assemble
the banished of Israel, and gather the dispersed of Judah from the four
corners of the earth." (Isaiah
11:12 ) |
1. flag flying from
a mast (literary)
2. triangular banner
of an army unit, athletic team, etc.
|
|
nes |
miraculous or wonderful event |
miracle |
|
nissim
v'nifla-ot |
"Great
wonders do not occur in these times." (Agnon) |
great
wonders |
|
ma'asei
nissim |
wonderful
event |
|
|
baruch
she-asa nissim la-avotenu |
Praised
be He who did miracles for our ancestors. |
|
nes
gadol haya po |
A
great miracle happened here. |
Intial
letters written on Israeli Hanukkah dreidels |
|
ein
somchim al nissim |
Don't
rely on miracles. |
Don't
take chances. |
|
hayah
l'nes |
"Whereupon
the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up with Korah when
that band died, when the fire consumed the two hundred and fifty men
and they became an example." (Numbers 26:10) |
serve
as a warning or example |
|
hereem
(he-ela) al nes |
raised
on a flagpole |
held
up as an example |
|
ba'al
hanes |
owner/master
of a miracle |
Someone
who has experienced a miracle. |
|
ein
ba'al hanes machir b'niso |
a
person to whom a miracle happened does not recognize it. |
People
don't acknowledge their own good fortune. |
|
melumad
b'nissim |
"Rabbi
Shimon bar Yochai was experienced in miracles." (Megillah
17b) |
Someone
who has experienced many miracles. |