tsarat rabim chatsi nechama

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Definitions

  • sent. 'Suffering together is more bearable'.

Example Sentences

  • "'So, as they say in Hebrew, <Tsarat rabim chatsi nechama>.' Anticipating her friend's confusion, she added, 'It's an idiom; it can be roughly translated to "A woe shared is half-consoled".'" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • צרת רבים חצי נחמה, lit. 'many troubles (is) half a comfort'

      • 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

      tsarat rabim khatsi nekhama, tsores rabim chatsi nechome, tsores rabim khatsi nekhome

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