הַבְלָגָהhavlaga meaning in Hebrew
restraint (choosing not to retaliate) · noun (verb: לְהַבְלִיג, lehavlig)
Also spelled in English: havlagah
The noun lives on the evening news. The verb lives in the clenched jaw of a man who has just been cut in line and is saying nothing, for now.
השופט שרק נגדנו שלוש פעמים ברצף, והמאמן הבליג עד הדקה התשעים.
“The ref whistled against us three times in a row, and the coach held it in until the ninetieth minute.”
When did you last practice havlaga and bite your tongue instead of answering back?
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