To settle in the hearts
In the question: We were entrusted with the hands of people who identified with the idea.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הִתְנַחֵל בַּלְּבָבוֹת
Definition (Hebrew)
בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: הֻופְנַם עַל יְדֵי אֲנָשִׁים הַמִּזְדַּהִים עִם הָרַעֲיוֹן.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)