גָּדַל עַל בִּרְכֵּי ה...

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Grew Upon the Knees of...

הגדרה (אנגלית)

Figuratively: to be raised, educated, or nurtured under the influence or protection of...

("And she said, 'Behold, my maid Bilhah, go in to her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also build upon her'" (Genesis 30:3). Likewise: "And there is no doubt that Reuben's claim was foolish to say the two sons shall die, for how could it be that Jacob would kill his two sons who grew upon his knees" (Abravanel on Genesis 42:25). And also: "The heads of the yeshivas who are upon their knees raise up the children of the poor from whom the Torah will emerge; they too partake of the fruits of their deeds in this world" (Berdyczewski, Writings II, 141).)