Man of Talent
One who is endowed with special abilities to perform things in a good manner, or to accomplish unique tasks.
("And the sixth foundation is prophecy. And it is to know that this human species has men found within it who are people of very developed talents and great perfection, and their soul is prepared until it receives the form of intellect, and that human intellect connects to it" - Commentary on the Mishnah by Maimonides, Tractate Sanhedrin, 10.)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
בַּעַל כִּשָּׁרוֹן
Definition (Hebrew)
נַיְּחֵן בִּיכוֹלוֹת מְיֻחָדוֹת לְבַצֵּד דְּבָרִים בְּצוּרָה טוֹבָה, אוֹ לְבַצֵּעַ דְּבָרִים יִחוּדִיִּים.
("וְהַיְּסוֹד הַשִּׁשִּׁי הַנְּבוּאָה. וְהוּא, לָדַעַת שֶׁזֶּה הַמִּין הָאֱנוֹשִׁי יֵשׁ שֶׁיִּמְצְאוּ בּוֹ אִישִׁים בַּעֲלֵי כִּשְׁרוֹנוֹת מְפֻתָּחִים מְאֹד וּשְׁלֵמוּת גְּדוֹלָה, וְתִתְכּוֹנֵן נַפְשָׁם עַד שֶׁמְּקַבֶּלֶת צוּרַת הַשֵּׂכֶל, וְיִתְחַבֵּר אוֹתוֹ הַשֵּׂכֶל הָאֱנוֹשִׁי"- פֵּרוּשׁ הַמִּשְׁנָה לָרַמְבָּ"ם מַסֶּכֶת סַנְהֶדְרִין, י)