His knowledge of...
He withdrew his mind from..., stopped thinking about...
("She used to sit and wait for a man. All the time that she was aware of his intention to marry her, she used to sit and wait for him. As soon as his intention was diverted from her, she would go and marry someone else" - Jerusalem Blessings, 9, 5, and so on: "This decision brought with it a good thing, as his intention was diverted from the deeds of Sonya" - Agnon/ Tamol Thirtieth, 117)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הִפְלִיג דַּעְתּוֹ מ...
Definition (Hebrew)
הִסִּיחַ דַּעְתּוֹ מ..., הִפְסִיק לַחֲשֹׁב עַל...
("שֶׁהָיְתָה יוֹשֶׁבֶת וּמְמַתֶּנֶת לְאִישׁ. כָּל זְמַן שֶׁהָיְתָה בְּדַעְתּוֹ לְהִנָּשֵׂא לָהּ הָיְתָה יוֹשֶׁבֶת וּמְמַתֶּנֶת לוֹ. כֵּיוָן שֶׁהִפְלִיג דַּעְתּוֹ מִמֶּנָּה הִיא הָיְתָה הוֹלֶכֶת וְנִשֵּׂאת לְאַחֵר"-יְרוּשַׁלְמִי בְּרָכוֹת, ט, ה, וְכֵן:"הַחְלָטָה זוֹ הֵבִיאָה עִמָּהּ טוֹבָה, שֶׁהִפְלִיג דַּעְתּוֹ מִמַּעֲשֶׂיהָ שֶׁל סוֹנְיָה"- עַגְנוֹן/ תְּמוֹל שִׁלְשׁוֹם, 117)