Great Are the Righteous in Their Death More Than in Their Life
The righteous have in their death the ability to influence the world more than they had while alive.
(Great are the righteous in their death more than in their life, as it is said (2 Kings 13): And it came to pass, as they buried a man, behold, they saw the host: and they cast the man into the sepulcher of Elisha; and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood upon his feet - Chullin 7b)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
גְּדוֹלִים צַדִּיקִים בְּמִיתָתָם יוֹתֵר מִבְּחַיֵּיהֶם
Definition (Hebrew)
לַצַּדִּיקִים יֵשׁ בְּמוֹתָם יְכֹלֶת הַשְׁפָּעָה בָּעוֹלָם יוֹתֵר מִשֶּׁהָיָה לָהֶם כְּשֶׁהָיוּ בַּחַיִּים.
("גְּדוֹלִים צַדִּיקִים בְּמִיתָתָן יוֹתֵר מִבְּחַיֵּיהֶן, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר(מְלָכִים ב' י"ג): וַיְהִי הֵם קֹבְרִים אִישׁ וְהִנֵּה רָאוּ (אֶת) הַגְּדוּד וַיַּשְׁלִיכוּ אֶת הָאִישׁ בְּקֶבֶר אֱלִישָׁע וַיֵּלֶךְ וַיִּגַּע הָאִישׁ בְּעַצְמוֹת אֱלִישָׁע וַיְחִי וַיָּקָם עַל רַגְלָיו"-חֻלִּין ז ע"ב)