במו ידיו

Hebrew

Etymology

בְּמוֹ (b'mo) + יָד (yád)

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Prepositional phrase

בְּמוֹ יָדָיו (b'mó yadáv)

  1. (to do something) with one's own hands, by oneself
    • 1977, Naomi Shemer, “עוד לא אהבתי די” (ód ló ahávti dái, “I haven’t loved enough yet”):
      עוד לא הכל עשיתי ממש במו ידי \ עוד לא הכל ניסיתי, עוד לא אהבתי די
      ód ló hakól asíti mamásh b'mó yadái / ód ló hakól nisíti, ód ló ahávti dái
      I haven't yet done everything really by myself / I haven't yet tried everything, I haven't yet loved enough

Usage notes

  • For inflection see the declension of the dual form of יָד (yád).
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