He diverted his attention
Cause him to move his mind to something else. Cause him to stop thinking about a particular matter.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הֵסִיט אֶת תְּשׂוּמֶת לִבּוֹ
Definition (Hebrew)
גָּרַם לְכָךְ שֶׁתְּשׂוּמַת לִבּוֹ עָבְרָה לְדָבָר אַחֵר. גָּרַם לְכָךְ שֶׁיַּפְסִיק לַחֲשֹׁב עַל עִנְיָן מְסֻיָּם.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)