He was spoken of with honors/ to be propose marriage (as a good match in marriage)
They spoke in his praise. They elevated his status or proposed to him a high position or a marriage match.
("Honors are spoken of you, O city of God, Selah" - Psalms 76:3, and also: "Therefore I will speak of you with honors, and your name I will glorify in songs of devotion" - The Song of Glory sung in Sabbath morning prayer associated with Rabbi Judah the Pious, and also: "And therefore he says: Know, my lord, that mostly the truth of the matter / Indeed in part of them honors are spoken" - Immanuel the Roman (13th century) / The Censer of Manna and the Calf of Jeroboam, and also: "Hannah, the firstborn, already grew up and her word in it also is honored / They waited for the day of the coming of the bridegroom" - Shaul Tchernichovsky / Eli)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
דֻּבַּר בּוֹ נִכְבָּדוֹת
Definition (Hebrew)
דַּבְּרוּ בְּשִׁבְחוֹ. הֶעֱלוּ אֶת מָעֳמָדוּתוֹ אוֹ הִצִּיעוּ לוֹ תַּפְקִיד רָם אוֹ שִׁדּוּךְ.
("נִכְבָּדוֹת מְדֻבָּר בָּךְ עִיר הָאֱלֹהִים סֶלָה"- תְּהִלִּים פָּז ג, וְכֵן:"עַל כֵּן אֲדַבֵּר בָּךְ נִכְבָּדוֹת וְשִׁמְךָ אֲכַבֵּד בְּשִׁירֵי יְדִידוּת"- שִׁיר הַכָּבוֹד הַמּוּשָׁר בִּתְפִלַּת שַׁחֲרִית שֶׁל שַׁבָּת וְהַמְּיֻחָס לֵר' יְהוּדָה הֶחָסִיד, וְכֵן:"וְאַעַן וְאוֹמֵר: דַּע אֲדוֹנִי כִּי עַל הָרֹב אֱמֶת הַדָּבָר/ אָמְנָם בִּקְצָתָם נִכְבָּדוֹת מְדֻבָּר"- עִמָּנוּאֵל הָרוֹמִי (הַמֵּאָה הי"ג)/ צִנְצֶנֶת הַמָּן וְעֵגֶל יָרָבְעָם, וְכֵן:"חַנְקָה בְּכִירָה כְּבָר גָּדְלָה וּדְבָרוֹ בָּהּ גַּם נִכְבָּדוֹת/ חַכּוּ לְיוֹם בּוֹא הֶחָתָן"- שָׁאוּל טְשֶׁרְנִיחוֹבְסְקִי/ אֵלִי)