Etymology

bracha levatala

Today it means: a blessing said in vain Full definition →

Hebrew בְּרָכָה לְבַטָּלָה
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromבְּרָכָה לְבַטָּלָה“blessing in vain, lit. blessing in idleness”
  2. English todaybracha levatala

From Hebrew בְּרָכָה לְבַטָּלָה (b'rachá l'vatalá, “blessing in vain, lit. blessing in idleness”).

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