kol kevuda bat melech penima

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Definitions

  • n. The idea that a woman's beauty comes from her personality.

  • adj. Abiding by the idea that a woman's beauty comes from her personality. 

  • n. The idea that a woman's place is in the home.

  • adj. Abiding by the idea that a woman's place is in the home.

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Example Sentences

  • "Josh, surely you are not suggesting that only a wealthy wife and daughters can be kol kevuda bas melech penima?" (source)

  • "She embodied the concept that is often attributed to her, Kol Kevuda Bat Melech Penima, 'All the honor of the daughter of the King is within.' This is not to say that externally she was not also beautiful, but that true beauty shines from within and illuminates all that is outside of itself." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • כל כבודה בת מלך פנימה, lit. 'all the glory of the daughter of a king is within'

      • 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

      kol kevuda bat melekh penima, kol kevuda bat melech pnima, kol kevuda bat melekh pnima, kol kevuda bas melech penima, kol kevuda bas melekh penima, kol kevuda bas melech pnima, kol kevuda bas melekh pnima

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