He Lightened from Upon Him
He removed a burden from him. He lessened the demands upon him.
("Your father made our yoke heavy, but you have made it lighter for us. Thus you shall speak to them, 'My yoke is lighter than my father's yoke'" - 1 Kings 12:10, the people to Rehoboam)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הֵקֵל מֵעָלָיו
Definition (Hebrew)
הֵסִיר מִמֶּנּוּ מַעֲמָסָה.הִפְחִית אֶת הַדְּרִישׁוֹת מִמֶּנּוּ.
("אָבִיךָ הִכְבִּיד אֶת עֻלֵּנוּ וְאַתָּה הָקֵל מֵעָלֵינוּ כֹּה תְּדַבֵּר אֲלֵיהֶם קָטָנִּי עָבָה מִמָּתְנֵי אָבִי"- מְלָכִים א יב י, הָעָם לִרְחַבְעָם)