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Hebrew
Noun
עֶלְבּוֹן • (elbón) m
- affront, insult, offense
200 CE, Pirkei Avot:אָמַר רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן לֵוִי, בְּכָל יוֹם וָיוֹם בַּת קוֹל יוֹצֵאת מֵהַר חוֹרֵב וּמַכְרֶזֶת וְאוֹמֶרֶת, אוֹי לָהֶם לַבְּרִיּוֹת מֵעֶלְבּוֹנָהּ שֶׁל תּוֹרָה.- Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi said, Every single day a heavenly voice comes out from Mount Horeb and proclaims, Woe unto creation for its insult of Torah!