- קובלנא
- קוּבְלָנָאm. (v. קִבְלָא III) a formula to ward off danger, e. g. when complaining of a trouble to a friend, to say, ‘may it never occur to youl Snh.104b (ref. to Lam. 1:12 לא אליכם) מכאן לק׳ מן התורה (Ar. לקָבְלָ׳) here we have a Biblical support for the custom of saying, ‘not to you; (another interpret, in Rashi: complaint (v. קְבַל II), i. e. that a man in trouble should make it known to friends and appeal to their sympathy; v. Ḥull.78a).
Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature. Jastrow, Marcus. 1903.