Happy is she that bare him / Blessed be his mother

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Happy is she that bare him / Blessed be his mother

Happy is she that bare him / Blessed be his mother

Blessed is the mother who bore such a son to glory. A compliment for a great person who has brought happiness to his mother and father.

("He used to recount their praise: Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus—a cemented cistern which loses not a drop; Rabbi Joshua—happy is she that bare him; Rabbi Yose—a pious man." – Avot 2:8)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אַשְׁרֵי יוֹלַדְתּוֹ

Definition (Hebrew)

מְאֻשֶּׁרֶת הָאֵם שֶׁיָּלְדָה כָּזֶה בֵּן לְתִפְאֶרֶת. מַחְמָאָה לְאָדָם גָּדוֹל שֶׁהֵבִיא אֹשֶׁר לְאִמּוֹ וְאָבִיו.

("הוּא הָיָה מוֹנֶה שִׁבְחָן: רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר בֶּן הוּרְקָנוֹס- בּוּר סִיד שֶׁאֵינוֹ מְאַבֵּד טִפָּה, רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ- אַשְׁרֵי יוֹלַדְתּוֹ, רַבִּי יוֹסֵי-חָסִיד"- אָבוֹת ב ח).

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