הדבר בנפשו
English translation: Close to one's heart
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| 4 | Close to one's heart |
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| 4 | for whom it is a matter of life and death |
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| 3 | it is very important/essential to him/ it is the most precious thing |
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it is very important/essential to him/ it is the most precious thing Explanation: see the link Reference: http://www.kidum.com/forum/Message.aspx?Id=70420 |
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2 days 20 hrs confidence:
Close to one's heart Explanation: If something such as a subject or project is close to your heart or near to your heart, it is very important to you and you are very interested in it and concerned about it. |
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7 hrs confidence:
for whom it is a matter of life and death Explanation: Some other suggestions: It is extremely important to him/her. His/her life depends on it. The point being that this is an extreme expression of something being important to a person. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 days10 hrs (2010-08-26 10:23:39 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Smantha - what about "is passionate about it"? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 days10 hrs (2010-08-26 10:24:30 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Whoops - you've finalised it in the meantime. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 days10 hrs (2010-08-26 10:28:01 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- I would point out, however, for the record, that "life" is just as much a translation of נפש as "soul" is. |
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