זְכוּתוֹ יָגֵן עָלֵינוּ, זְכוּתוֹ תָּגֵן עָלֵינוּ

ביטוי (אנגלית)

May his merit protect us/ May his virtue stand us in good stead (mentioning the name of a dead Rabbi)

הגדרה (אנגלית)

The righteousness of the righteous one will stand for us and help us. The expression of what is said after the mention of the name of the righteous one who died.

("The righteousness of their fathers helps them and their justice endures forever" - Avot 2:6, and so on: "By the sight of Shera, for there is a portion of the law of the ship, which is Moses, who was buried there, and his righteousness will protect them" - The bitter pain of words is a part of the story, O, and so on: "And I and two little boys, we walk in awe of the honor of each other, confident in our rabbi "His righteousness will protect us" - Mendelei Mos/ Masaot Binyamin Hashlishi 2, 11, 2, and so on: "And when his work returns from the wilderness, his righteousness will protect us" - Bialik/ HaHatzotra Nitishah, 1, 27, and so on: "Or if a sophist were cut off from heaven/ For the righteousness of his mother will protect his gates/ For he sits day by day at noon/ From "The office, not the battlefield" - Leah Goldberg/ Night and Last Days, 9)