Man of Spirit
A person of deep thought; a noble personality; a wise and creative individual (in the original biblical context, the expression may also carry the meaning of “only spirit remained”).
("Did not one do so, though he had a remnant of spirit? … Therefore guard yourselves in your spirit, and do not betray the wife of your youth" – Malachi 2:15; and likewise: "And he had a remnant of spirit – an advantage of spirit he possessed… and even though he had a remnant of spirit, he was a prophet" – Radak on Malachi 2:15)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
בַּעַל שְׁאַר רוּחַ
Definition (Hebrew)
בַּעַל עֹמֶק מַחְשָׁבָה. אִישִׁיּוּת נַעֲלֵית. אִישׁ חָכָם וִיצִירָתִי (בַּמָּקוֹר הַמִּקְרָאִי יִתָּכֵן וּמַשְׁמָעוּת הַבִּטּוּי 'נִשְׁאַר רַק רוּחַ').
("וְלֹא אֶחָד עָשָׂה וּשְׁאָר רוּחַ לוֹ ,...וְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּם בְּרוּחֲכֶם, וּבְאֵשֶׁת נְעוּרֶיךָ אַל יִבְגֹּד"- מַלְאָכִי ב טוּ, וְכֵן:"וּשְׁאָר רוּחַ לוֹ- יִתְרוֹן הָרוּחַ הָיָה לוֹ... ואעפ"י שֶׁשְּׁאָר רוּחַ לוֹ וְהָיָה נָבִיא"- רָדָ"ק מַלְאָכִי ב טוּ)