הֶעֱמִיד אוֹתוֹ עַל חֶזְקָתוֹ

ביטוי (אנגלית)

To let something stand on the basis of its presumptive condition/ assume that everything remains unchanged (until a change is proven)

הגדרה (אנגלית)

He left the matter in the position in which it was found. He placed behind it the possibility that it is as it appears. He determined the matter as it is (strength of hearing, accepted knowledge, or a matter that is agreed upon and clear).

("Strength: The body stands on its strength, and strength is not one who drinks from a cup of wine" - as written in the 12th chapter, and so: "And it is possible that he will do the... commandment to listen to him, for he is a great man and wise, and a visionary for prophecy, standing on his strength" - Harambam/ Sefer Hamada, Hilchot Yesodei Torah, Chapter Seven, 7, 91, And so: "Why did you not come in the shadow of my call to see the welfare of the man who will speak to you in the evening...Behold, you are my supporter" - Berdichevski / Letters, 2, 140, and so: "I, as one who is not erased, have no choice but to support a friend on his support" - Bialik / A.L. Pasternak)