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Hebrew
Etymology
From עֲלֵה (alé) + תְאֵנָה (te'ená); a reference to Genesis 3:7.
Pronunciation
Noun
עֲלֵה תְאֵנָה • (alé-te'ená) m (plural indefinite עֲלֵי תְאֵנָה)
- (literally) A fig leaf: a leaf of the fig plant.
- Genesis 3:7 (with KJV translation):
- וַתִּפָּקַחְנָה עֵינֵי שְׁנֵיהֶם וַיֵּדְעוּ כִּי עֵֽירֻמִּם הֵם וַֽיִּתְפְּרוּ עֲלֵה תְאֵנָה וַיַּעֲשׂוּ לָהֶם חֲגֹרֹת׃
- vatipakákhna einéi sh'neihém vayeid'ú kí arumím hém vayitp'rú alé t'ená vaya'asú lahém khagorót.
- And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
- (figuratively) A fig leaf: something intended to conceal something offensive; especially, something that is insufficient for this purpose.