eye of a needle

English

Noun

eye of a needle (plural eyes of needles)

The small gap in a needle, with just enough space for a thread to pass through.
- Matthew 19:24 (English)
  It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

Derived terms

camel through the eye of a needle

Translations

small gap in a needle

Finnish: neulansilmä (fi)
Gothic: 𐌸𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌺𐍉 n (þairkō)
Icelandic: nálarauga n
Japanese: 針の穴 (はりのあな, hari no ana), 針の耳 (はりのみみ, hari no mimi), 針孔 (ja) (みず, mizu), みみず (ja) (mimizu)
Latin: forāmen acūs n

Norwegian:
Bokmål: nåløye (no) n

Nynorsk: nålauge n
Polish: ucho (igielne) (pl) n
Russian: иго́льное ушко́ (ru) n (igólʹnoje uškó)

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