The Jerusalem Bridge
קוֹמבִּינָה
kombina
an angle, an arrangement, a worked-out deal · noun, feminine
Illustration for kombina

It's that quiet arrangement between you and a guy who knows a guy.

יש לי קומבינה עם בחור בשוק, הוא נותן לי את הגבינה בחצי מחיר.

I've got a kombina with a guy in the shuk, he gives me the cheese at half price.

Do you have your own kombina story — who or what comes to mind?

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Yaacov, native Jerusalemite

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