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Hebrew
expression
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Transliteration
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Literal
translation/
literary sources
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Modern
usage
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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.
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nes |
miraculous or wonderful event |
miracle |
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nissim
v'nifla-ot |
"Great
wonders do not occur in these times." (Agnon) |
great
wonders |
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ma'asei
nissim |
wonderful
event |
 |
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baruch
she-asa nissim la-avotenu |
Praised
be He who did miracles for our ancestors. |
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nes
gadol haya po |
A
great miracle happened here. |
Intial
letters written on Israeli Hanukkah dreidels |
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ein
somchim al nissim |
Don't
rely on miracles. |
Don't
take chances. |
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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 |
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hereem
(he-ela) al nes |
raised
on a flagpole |
held
up as an example |
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| ba'al
hanes |
owner/master
of a miracle |
Someone who
has experienced a miracle. |
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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. |
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melumad
b'nissim |
"Rabbi
Shimon bar Yochai was experienced in miracles." (Megillah
17b) |
Someone
who has experienced many miracles. |
