Hayim tobim (English spelling)

Japanese: Hayim tobim(英語表記)Hayimtobim
Hayim tobim (English spelling)

…In Jewish folklore, Jacob, the son of Isaac, prayed to God for time to write a will, because people die soon after sneezing. His prayer was granted, and his son Joseph gained a clue as to his father's illness. The spell was "Hayim tobim" (meaning "May there be life"), and it is said that it is still recited to people who sneeze. In ancient Greece, there is a humorous story that when a man with a long nose sneezed, the sound could not be heard from too far away, so the spell "Zeu sōsōn" (meaning "Zeus, save me") was never said. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Hayim tobim" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ユダヤ伝承では,イサクの子ヤコブは,当時くしゃみの後すぐに人が死ぬので遺言状をつくるなどの時間が欲しいと神に祈ってかなえられ,その子ヨセフは父の病を知る手がかりを得た。そのまじないが〈Hayim tobim〉(〈生命があるように〉の意)であり,今もくしゃみした人に唱えるという。古代ギリシアには,鼻の長い男がくしゃみをしても,あまり遠くで音が聞こえず,〈Zeu sōsōn〉(〈ゼウスよ,救いたまえ〉の意)というまじないを言うことがなかったという笑話がある。…

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