כּקריעת־ים־סוף

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• בקריעת־ים־סוף (bekriyes-yam-suf)

Etymology

קריעת־ים־סוף (kriyes-yam-suf, “parting of the Red Sea”) +‎ כּ־ (ke, “like”). Literally, “like parting the Red Sea”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˌkʁɪjəsˈjamsʊf/

Adverb

כּקריעת־ים־סוף • (kekriyes-yam-suf) (idiomatic)

1. with great difficulty

References

Justus van de Kamp et al., “כּקריעת־ים־סוף” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].