כּקריעת־ים־סוף

Yiddish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hebrew כְּ־ (k'-, “like”) +‎ קריעת־ים־סוף (kriyes-yam-suf, “parting of the Red Sea”). Literally, “like the parting of 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].
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