קיין עין־הרע
keyn ayn-hore (colloquially: kinehora)
a protective phrase said after praise, warding off the evil eye · set expression (interjection)
You praise a baby out loud and instantly someone in the room is muttering under their breath to undo the damage.
דאָס קינד רעדט שוין דרײַ שפּראַכן, קיין עין־הרע, אַ חכם ווי דער טאַטע.
“The kid already speaks three languages, kinehora, sharp like his father.”
Think of the last time you heard someone say this after a compliment — whose voice was it in?
Published 16 August 2026