lo haya velo nivra

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Pronunciations

lo haya velo nivra (loh hah-YAH veh-LOH neev-RAH) listen

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Definitions

  • sent. There never was such a thing/person; that never existed.

Example Sentences

  • "The kind of Gone-with-the-Wind romantic lifestyle you're talking about lo haya ve-lo nivra." (Glinert)

  • "What, a video lending library in this town? Lohaya ve-lo nivra!" (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • לֹא הָיָה וְלֹא נִבְרָא, lit. 'it/he did not exist and was not created'

      • 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

      lo haya ve-lo nivra

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