נלחם בטחנות רוח

Hebrew

Etymology

Literally: "to wage war with windmills." Compare tilt at windmills.

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Verb

נִלְחַם בְּטַחֲנוֹת רוּחַ • (nilchám b'tachanót rúach) (nif'al construction)

  1. to tilt at windmills: to fight imagined enemies

Conjugation

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