A man of broad soul/ intelligent/ arrogant

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A man of broad soul/ intelligent/ arrogant

A man of broad soul/ intelligent/ arrogant

A generous-hearted person. Or: a good man with a great personality (in the source: an arrogant one).

("Anyone who has in his hand these three things from the disciples of our father Abraham, and three other things from the disciples of the wicked Balaam: a good eye, a humble spirit, and a lowly soul - are from the disciples of our father Abraham. An evil eye, a lofty spirit, and a broad soul - are from the disciples of the wicked Balaam" - Avot 5:17-19, and likewise: "And this is what the scripture said: (Proverbs 29:15) 'Many seek the face of the ruler, and from the Lord is the judgment of a man,' it will say: because many seek, but not many succeed in their seeking, and all is in the judgment of the Lord, and if you are a man of broad soul to pursue virtues, you have to refrain from that so that the bodily bread will not be mixed for you" - Rabbeinu Bechayei on Leviticus 16,) and also: "Try now if you are a man of soul to cancel such a bond" - Shalom Aleichem / seventy-five thousand, 480.

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

בַּעַל נֶפֶשׁ רְחָבָה

Definition (Hebrew)

נְדִיב לֵב. אוֹ: אָדָם טוֹב עִם אִישִׁיּוּת גְּדוֹלָה (בַּמָּקוֹר בְּמַשְׁמָעוּת שְׁלִילִית: גַּאַוְתָן, בַּעַל תַּאֲווֹת אוֹ רוֹדֵף מוֹתָרוֹת).

("כָּל מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ בְּיָדוֹ שְׁלשָׁה דְּבָרִים הַלָּלוּ מִתַּלְמִידָיו שֶׁל אַבְרָהָם אָבִינוּ, וּשְׁלשָׁה דְּבָרִים אֲחֵרִים מִתַּלְמִידָיו שֶׁל בִּלְעָם הָרָשָׁע. עַיִן טוֹבָה וְרוּחַ נְמוּכָה וְנֶפֶשׁ שְׁפָלָה- מִתַּלְמִידָיו שֶׁל אַבְרָהָם אָבִינוּ. עַיִן רָעָה וְרוּחַ גָּבוֹהַּ וְנֶפֶשׁ רְחָבָה- מִתַּלְמִידָיו שֶׁל בִּלְעָם הָרָשָׁע"-אָבוֹת ה יז-יט, וְכֵן: "וְזֶהוּ שֶׁאָמַר הַכָּתוּב: (מִשְׁלֵי כט, כֹּה) "רַבִּים מְבַקְשִׁים פְּנֵי מוֹשֵׁל וּמָה' מִשְׁפַּט אִישׁ", יֹאמַר: כִּי הַמְּבַקְּשִׁים רַבִּים, וְאֵין הַמַּצְלִיחִים בְּבַקָּשָׁתָם רַבִּים, וְהַכֹּל בְּמִשְׁפָּט מַה', וְאִם אַתָּה בַּעַל נֶפֶשׁ רְחָבָה לִרְדֹּף אַחַר הַמַּעֲלוֹת יֵשׁ לְךָ לְהִמָּנַע מִזֹּאת שֶׁלֹּא יֶעֱרַב לְךָ הַלֶּחֶם הַגּוּפָנִי הַהוּא"- רַבֵּנוּ בָּחְיֵּי וַיִּקְרָא פֶּרֶק טז, וְכֵן: "נַסֵּה נָא אֵפוֹא, אִם בַּעַל נֶפֶשׁ אָתָּה, לְהַפְקִיעַ שְׁטָר אֲשֶׁר כָּזֶה"- שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם/ חֲמִשָּׁה וְשִׁבְעִים אֶלֶף, מָט)

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