To dwell among one's people/ at home with his own folk (יָשַׁב בְּתוֹךְ עַמּוֹ)

To dwell among one's people/ at home with his own folk

Figuratively: to be immersed in everyday reality and not detached from the people's concerns.

("What can I do for you? Is there anything to say to you, to the king or to the army commander?" And she said, "I dwell among my people" — 2 Kings 4:13 [the Shunammite woman's conversation with Elisha]); and also: "Indeed, determining the level of support is to a large extent subject to the judge's discretion in setting support, a judge who sits among his people and knows the conditions of life in our country" — Supreme Court in CA 246/69, PD 23(2), 305.)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

יָשַׁב בְּתוֹךְ עַמּוֹ

Definition (Hebrew)

בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: מְעֹורֶה בַּמְּצִיאוּת הַיּוֹם יוֹמִית. אֵינוֹ מְנֻותָּק מֵרַחֲשֵׁי הָעָם.

("מֶה לַעֲשׂוֹת לָךְ, הֲיֵשׁ לְדַבֶּר לָךְ אֶל הַמֶּלֶךְ אוֹ אֶל שַׂר הַצָּבָא וַתֹּאמֶר בְּתוֹךְ עַמִּי אָנֹכִי יֹשָׁבֶת"- מְלָכִים ב ד יג (שִׂיחַת הַנָּבִיא אֱלִישָׁע עִם שׁוּנַמִּית), וְכֵן:"אָכֵן קְבִיעַת שִׁעוּר הַמְּזוֹנוֹת נְתוּנָה בְּמִדָּה גְּדוֹלָה לְשִׁקּוּל דַּעְתּוֹ שֶׁל הַשּׁוֹפֵט הַפּוֹסֵק אֶת הַמְּזוֹנוֹת, הַיּוֹשֵׁב בְּתוֹךְ עַמּוֹ וּמַכִּיר אֶת תְּנָאֵי הַחַיִּים בְּאַרְצֵנוּ"-ביהמ"ש הָעֶלְיוֹן בע"א 246/69,פד"י כ"ג ,2, 305)

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