Has it in mind/ have a mind for/ to intend (יֵשׁ בְּדַעֲתוֹ)

Has it in mind/ have a mind for/ to intend

He is weighing it in his mind. He is thinking about the possibility.

("Thus said Jeremiah before the Holy One, blessed be He: Master of the Universe, have You utterly rejected Judah? Has Your soul loathed Zion? (Jeremiah chapter 14)? If You are thinking of returning to her, why have You struck us and there is no healing for us?" - Pesikta Rabbati (Ish Shalom), Piska 1, and Zion replied)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

יֵשׁ בְּדַעֲתוֹ

Definition (Hebrew)

שׁוֹקֵל בְּדַעְתּוֹ. חוֹשֵׁב עַל הָאֶפְשָׁרוּת.

("כָּךְ אָמַר יִרְמְיָה לִפְנֵי הקב"ה, רִבּוֹנוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם הֲמָאֹס מָאַסְתָּ אֶת יְהוּדָה? אִם בְּצִיּוֹן גָּעֲלָה נַפְשֶׁךָ (יִרְמְיָה יָד)? אִם יֵשׁ בְּדַעְתְּךָ לָשׁוּב עָלֶיהָ מַדּוּעַ הִכִּיתָנוּ וְאֵין לָנוּ מַרְפֵּא?"- פְּסִיקְתָּא רַבָּתִי (אִישׁ שָׁלוֹם) פִּיסְקָא לֹא, וַתֹּאמֶר צִיּוֹן)

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