His Wisdom Stood Him (חָוכְמָתוֹ עָמְדָה לוֹ)
His Wisdom Stood Him (חָוכְמָתוֹ עָמְדָה לוֹ)

His Wisdom Stood Him

Figuratively: The wisdom that he possesses helped him; by virtue of his wisdom, he succeeded.

("And I grew and increased beyond all that was before me in Jerusalem, and my wisdom also prevailed over me" - Ecclesiastes 2:9, as: "My wisdom also prevailed over me" - said Rav Hanina ben Papa: Torah that I learned in my anger (in the sweat of my brow) was fulfilled for me" - Yalkut Shimon, Ecclesiastes 2:9)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

חָוכְמָתוֹ עָמְדָה לוֹ

Definition (Hebrew)

בִּמְלִיצָה: הַחָוכְמָה שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ עָזְרָה לוֹ, בִּזְכוּת חָכְמָתוֹ הוּא הִצְלִיחַ.

("וְגָדַלְתִּי וְהוֹסַפְתִּי מִכֹּל שֶׁהָיָה לְפָנַי בִּירוּשָׁלִָם אַף חָכְמָתִי עָמְדָה לִּי"- קֹהֶלֶת ב ט, כֵּן:"אַף חָכְמָתִי עָמְדָה לִּי"- אָמַר רַב חֲנִינָא בַּר פַּפָּא: תּוֹרָה שֶׁלָּמַדְתִּי בְּאַף (בְּזֵעַת אַפִּי ) נִתְקַיְּמָה לִי"- יַלְקוּט שִׁמְעוֹנִי, קֹהֶלֶת ב)

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