עלבון

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Hebrew

Noun

עֶלְבּוֹן (elbónm

  1. 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!