hararim hatluyim besaara

Definitions

  • n. Castles in the air; elaborate ideas without grounding in reality.

Example Sentences

  • "All of his ideas are hararim haluyim basaara."

Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • הררים התלויים בשערה, lit. 'mountains hanging by a hear'

    • 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

      hararim hatluyim be-saara, hararim hatluyim besa'ara, hararim hatluyim be-sa'ara, hararim hatluyim beseara, hararim hatluyim be-seara, hararim hatluyim bese'ara, hararim hatluyim be-se'ara, hararim hatluyim biseara, hararim hatluyim bise'ara, hararim hatluyim bisa'ara, hararim hatluyim bisaara

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