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What doesnt kill me only makes me stronger.

Hebrew translation: מה שלא הורג מחשל


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14:07 Nov 30, 2007
English to Hebrew translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: What doesnt kill me only makes me stronger.
Its an old saying. How would it look in Hebrew?
Nath
Hebrew translation:מה שלא הורג מחשל
Explanation:
MA SHELO HOREG MEHASHEL

It is the exact expression in Hebrew
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5 +6מה שלא הורג מחשל
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5 +1מה שלא מחסל מחשלTal Ganani


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
what doesnt kill me only makes me stronger.
מה שלא הורג מחשל


Explanation:
MA SHELO HOREG MEHASHEL

It is the exact expression in Hebrew

DocuMed
Local time: 02:20
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew, Native in GermanGerman
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agree  Yaara Di Segni
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agree  Daly Gordon-Bahat
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agree  sibsab
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agree  Vitaly Gurevich
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agree  Zehavit Ehre
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
what doesnt kill me only makes me stronger.
מה שלא מחסל מחשל


Explanation:
Ma shelo mechasel mechashel
This is the more commonly used -- and poetic -- version. "Mechasel" is a synonym for "horeg", both mean "kill".

Tal Ganani
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Local time: 19:20
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in HebrewHebrew

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agree  Doron Greenspan MITI: Nice aliteration!
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