echad bape veechad balev

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Pronunciations

echad bape veechad balev (eh-KHAHD bah-PEH ve-eh-HKAHD bah-LEHV) listen

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Definitions

  • adj. Hypocritcal.

Example Sentences

  • "One of the three categories of people whom HaShem despises is the one who is echad bapeh ve'echad balev-someone who says things that he does not believe in his heart." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • from the Talmud: אחד בפה ואחד בלב, lit. 'one thing in the mouth and one thing in the heart'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

      echad ba-pe ve'echad ba-lev, echad bape ve'echad balev, echod bape veechod baleyv, echod bapeh veechod baleyv, echad bapeh ve'echad balev, echad ba-peh ve'echad ba-lev, echad bapeh veechad balev, ekhad bapeh veekhad balev, ekhad ba-peh ve'ekhad ba-lev, ekhad bapeh ve'ekhad balev, ekhod bapeh veekhod baleyv, ekhod bape veekhod baleyv, ekhad bape ve'ekhad balev, ekhad ba-pe ve'ekhad ba-lev, ekhad bape veekhad balev

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