"חמור נושא ספרים" meaning in Hebrew

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Noun

Forms: חֲמוֹר נוֹשֵׂא סְפָרִים [canonical], khamór nosé sfarím [romanization]
Etymology: Literally, “a jackass carrying books”. Calque of Arabic كَمَثَلِ ٱلْحِمَارِ يَحْمِلُ أَسْفَارًا (kamaṯali l-ḥimāri yaḥmilu ʔasfāran) (Qur'an 62:5). Etymology templates: {{m-g|a jackass carrying books}} “a jackass carrying books”, {{lit|a jackass carrying books}} Literally, “a jackass carrying books”, {{cal|he|ar|كَمَثَلِ ٱلْحِمَارِ يَحْمِلُ أَسْفَارًا}} Calque of Arabic كَمَثَلِ ٱلْحِمَارِ يَحْمِلُ أَسْفَارًا (kamaṯali l-ḥimāri yaḥmilu ʔasfāran) Head templates: {{he-noun|g=m|tr=khamór nosé sfarím|wv=חֲמוֹר נוֹשֵׂא סְפָרִים}} חֲמוֹר נוֹשֵׂא סְפָרִים • (khamór nosé sfarím) m
  1. (idiomatic, derogatory) One with access to great knowledge, or who has such knowledge, but does not make use of it. Tags: derogatory, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-חמור_נושא_ספרים-he-noun-zRBJCGLO Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "a jackass carrying books"
      },
      "expansion": "“a jackass carrying books”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "a jackass carrying books"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “a jackass carrying books”",
      "name": "lit"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "كَمَثَلِ ٱلْحِمَارِ يَحْمِلُ أَسْفَارًا"
      },
      "expansion": "Calque of Arabic كَمَثَلِ ٱلْحِمَارِ يَحْمِلُ أَسْفَارًا (kamaṯali l-ḥimāri yaḥmilu ʔasfāran)",
      "name": "cal"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “a jackass carrying books”. Calque of Arabic كَمَثَلِ ٱلْحِمَارِ يَحْمِلُ أَسْفَارًا (kamaṯali l-ḥimāri yaḥmilu ʔasfāran) (Qur'an 62:5).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "חֲמוֹר נוֹשֵׂא סְפָרִים",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "khamór nosé sfarím",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "tr": "khamór nosé sfarím",
        "wv": "חֲמוֹר נוֹשֵׂא סְפָרִים"
      },
      "expansion": "חֲמוֹר נוֹשֵׂא סְפָרִים • (khamór nosé sfarím) m",
      "name": "he-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "מוזרות לי שפות אירופיות ואיני בבחינת \"חמור נושא ספרים\", כמו שאומר בעל \"חובת הלבבות\"? לא, לא אצדק.\nמסביב לנקודה on The Ben Yehuda project"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "One with access to great knowledge, or who has such knowledge, but does not make use of it."
      ],
      "id": "en-חמור_נושא_ספרים-he-noun-zRBJCGLO",
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, derogatory) One with access to great knowledge, or who has such knowledge, but does not make use of it."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "חמור נושא ספרים"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "a jackass carrying books"
      },
      "expansion": "“a jackass carrying books”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "a jackass carrying books"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “a jackass carrying books”",
      "name": "lit"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "كَمَثَلِ ٱلْحِمَارِ يَحْمِلُ أَسْفَارًا"
      },
      "expansion": "Calque of Arabic كَمَثَلِ ٱلْحِمَارِ يَحْمِلُ أَسْفَارًا (kamaṯali l-ḥimāri yaḥmilu ʔasfāran)",
      "name": "cal"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “a jackass carrying books”. Calque of Arabic كَمَثَلِ ٱلْحِمَارِ يَحْمِلُ أَسْفَارًا (kamaṯali l-ḥimāri yaḥmilu ʔasfāran) (Qur'an 62:5).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "חֲמוֹר נוֹשֵׂא סְפָרִים",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "khamór nosé sfarím",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "tr": "khamór nosé sfarím",
        "wv": "חֲמוֹר נוֹשֵׂא סְפָרִים"
      },
      "expansion": "חֲמוֹר נוֹשֵׂא סְפָרִים • (khamór nosé sfarím) m",
      "name": "he-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hebrew derogatory terms",
        "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hebrew idioms",
        "Hebrew lemmas",
        "Hebrew masculine nouns",
        "Hebrew multiword terms",
        "Hebrew noun entries missing plural construct forms",
        "Hebrew noun entries missing plural forms",
        "Hebrew noun entries missing singular construct forms",
        "Hebrew nouns",
        "Hebrew terms calqued from Arabic",
        "Hebrew terms derived from Arabic",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "מוזרות לי שפות אירופיות ואיני בבחינת \"חמור נושא ספרים\", כמו שאומר בעל \"חובת הלבבות\"? לא, לא אצדק.\nמסביב לנקודה on The Ben Yehuda project"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "One with access to great knowledge, or who has such knowledge, but does not make use of it."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, derogatory) One with access to great knowledge, or who has such knowledge, but does not make use of it."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "חמור נושא ספרים"
}

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