חמור נושא ספרים

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, "a jackass carrying books". Calqued from Arabic كَمَثَلِ ٱلْحِمَارِ يَحْمِلُ أَسْفَارًا (kamaṯali l-ḥimāri yaḥmilu ʔasfāran) (Qur'an 62:5).

Noun[edit]

חֲמוֹר נוֹשֵׂא סְפָרִים (khamór nosé sfarímm

  1. (idiomatic, derogatory) One with access to great knowledge, or who has such knowledge, but does not make use of it.

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