a man after my own heart
A person who finds favor in my eyes. A man who suits me.
("And now your kingdom shall not continue; the Lord has sought for Himself a man after His own heart, and the Lord has appointed him to be ruler over His people" – I Samuel 13:14 (Samuel to Saul), and also: "Itamar Ben Avi/ whose father was a prophet/ a man after my own heart" – Yaron London/ Eliezer Ben Yehuda)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
אִישׁ כִּלְבָבִי, גֶּבֶר כִּלְבָבִי
Definition (Hebrew)
אָדָם הַמּוֹצֵא חֵן בְּעֵינַי. אִישׁ הַמַּתְאִים לִי .
("וְעַתָּה מַמְלַכְתְּךָ לֹא תָקוּם בִּקֵּשׁ ה' לוֹ אִישׁ כִּלְבָבוֹ וַיְצַוֵּהוּ ה' לְנָגִיד עַל עַמּוֹ "- שְׁמוּאֵל א יג יָד (שְׁמוּאֵל לִשְׁאֹל), וְכֵן:"אִיתָמָר בֶּן אב"י/ שֶׁאָבִיו הָיָה נָבִיא/ גֶּבֶר כִּלְבָבִי"- יָרוֹן לוֹנְדוֹן/ אֱלִיעֶזֶר בֶּן יְהוּדָה)