במו ידיו
Hebrew
[edit]Etymology
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Prepositional phrase
[edit]בְּמוֹ יָדָיו • (b'mó yadáv)
- (to do something) with one's own hands, by oneself
- 1977, Naomi Shemer, “עוד לא אהבתי די” (ód ló ahávti dái, “I haven’t loved enough yet”):
- עוד לא הכל עשיתי ממש במו ידי \ עוד לא הכל ניסיתי, עוד לא אהבתי די
- ód ló hakól asíti mamásh b'mó yadái / ód ló hakól nisíti, ód ló ahávti dái
- I haven't yet done everything really by myself / I haven't yet tried everything, I haven't yet loved enough
- 1977, Naomi Shemer, “עוד לא אהבתי די” (ód ló ahávti dái, “I haven’t loved enough yet”):
Usage notes
[edit]- For inflection see the declension of the dual form of יָד (yád).