Joy of Wisdom (גִּיל הַתְּבוּנָה)
Joy of Wisdom (גִּיל הַתְּבוּנָה)

Joy of Wisdom

A joy in which a person has accumulated much experience in life and is balanced in his understanding.

(Modern Hebrew following the saying "At forty, one is wise" from Avot 5:21)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

גִּיל הַתְּבוּנָה

Definition (Hebrew)

גִּיל שֶׁבּוֹ אָדָם צָבַר הַרְבֵּה נִסָּיוֹן בַּחַיִּים וְשָׁקוּל בְּדַעְתּוֹ.

(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה בְּעִקְבוֹת הַפִּתְגָּם "בֶּן אַרְבָּעִים לְבֵינָהּ" שֶׁבְּאָבוֹת ה כא)

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