Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
An ending is nothing without a beginning
Hebrew translation:
אין סוף בלי התחלה
Added to glossary by
Lingopro
Feb 21, 2012 22:25
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An ending is nothing without a beginning
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Can anyone offer an idiomatic Hebrew translation of the above?
Proposed translations
(Hebrew)
| 5 +1 | אין סוף בלי התחלה |
Lingopro
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| 5 +1 | סוף מעשה במחשבה תחילה |
Amnon Shapira
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| 4 | לכול סוף יש התחלה |
Gad Kohenov
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| 3 | אין כל ערך לסוף ללא התחלה |
Donn Hyman (X)
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Change log
Feb 26, 2012 15:39: Lingopro Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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אין סוף בלי התחלה
That's what I know.
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Gad Kohenov
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לכול סוף יש התחלה
Another possibility.
+1
10 hrs
סוף מעשה במחשבה תחילה
Idiomatic, isn't it?
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
: Actually, the Heb sounds much better than the Eng
2 hrs
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12 hrs
אין כל ערך לסוף ללא התחלה
while i agree with the above suggestions, i think that the word
ערך
puts an emphasis on the word nothing, in other words - an ending has no value, or is worthless, without a beginning.
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Note added at 12 hrs (2012-02-22 11:05:34 GMT)
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or maybe
אין ערך לסוף ללא התחלה
taking out the word
כל
ערך
puts an emphasis on the word nothing, in other words - an ending has no value, or is worthless, without a beginning.
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Note added at 12 hrs (2012-02-22 11:05:34 GMT)
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or maybe
אין ערך לסוף ללא התחלה
taking out the word
כל
Discussion
You can say אין שום סוף בלי התחלה but to me that sounds awful.