They were amazed at him.
He was amazed at him. He was amazed at his kindness or his behavior.
("And God called the firmament heavens - which are heavens made by the work of men, if they were righteous and declared righteous, and if they were not, the heavens would declare wicked, another thing, heavens that men marvel at, saying, What are they? Of fire, of water, I wonder!" - at the beginning of Rabbah (Vilna) Parashat at the beginning of Parashah 4)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הִשְׁתּוֹמֵם עָלָיו
Definition (Hebrew)
הִתְפַּלֵּא עָלָיו. הָיָה תַּמָּה לְגַבֵּי טִיבוֹ אוֹ הִתְנַהֲגוּתוֹ.
("וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לָרָקִיעַ שָׁמָיִם- שֶׁהֵן שָׁמַיִם מַעֲשֵׂיהֶן שֶׁל בְּרִיּוֹת, אִם זָכוּ וְהִגִּידוּ שָׁמַיִם צָדְקוּ וְאִם לָאו יְגַלּוּ שָׁמַיִם עֻנּוּ, דָּבָר אַחֵר, שָׁמַיִם שֶׁהַבְּרִיּוֹת מִשְׁתּוֹמְמִים עֲלֵיהֶן, לֵאמֹר שֶׁל מָה הֵן? שֶׁל אֵשׁ הֵן, שֶׁל מַיִם הֵן, אֶתְמְהָא!"-בְּרֵאשִׁית רַבָּה (וִילְנָא) פָּרָשַׁת בְּרֵאשִׁית פָּרָשָׁה ד)