Spent his time (spending time)

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Spent his time (spending time)

Spent his time (spending time)

Figuratively: passed his time. Enjoyed leisure activity. Or (originally): wasted his time (bilah meaning became worn out).

("And if God grants me favor, I shall publish a booklet of what befell me from those beneficial matters of my ascent, without toil and searching and wasting of time" – Responsa Ḥavot Ya’ir, section 210)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

בִּילָּה אֶת זְמַנּוֹ (בִּלּוּי זְמַן)

Definition (Hebrew)

בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: הֶעֱבִיר אֶת זְמַנּוֹ. נֶהֱנָה מִפְּעִילוּת נוֹפֶשׁ. אוֹ (בַּמָּקוֹר): בִּזְבֵּז אֶת זְמַנּוֹ (בִּילָּה מַשְׁמָע הָפַךְ לְבָלוּי).

("וְאִם יְחָנֵנִי הָאֵל אֶדְפִּיס קוּנְטְּרָס מִמָּה שֶׁעָלָה בְגוֹרָלִי מֵהָנְהוּ מִילֵּי מֵעֲלִיָּיתִי בְּלִי טֹרַח וְחִפּוּשׂ וּבִּלּוּי הַזְּמַן" – שו״ת חַוּוֹת יָאִיר סִימָן רי)

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