אזלת יד

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Hebrew[edit]

Roots
א־ז־ל (ʾ-z-l)
י־ד (y-d)

Noun[edit]

אָזְלַת יָד (az'lát yadf

  1. helplessness, powerlessness, incompetence - lack of strength or ability to do something
    • 1903, Hayim Nahman Bialik, On the Slaughter 5–7:
      אֲנִי – לִבִּי מֵת וְאֵין עוֹד תְּפִלָּה בִּשְׂפָתָי, \ וּכְבָר אָזְלַת יָד אַף-אֵין תִּקְוָה עוֹד – \ עַד-מָתַי, עַד-אָנָה, עַד-מָתָי?
      I—my heart is dead and there’s no prayer left in my lips / and no strength and no hope any longer— / how long, and until when, just how much longer?