הֶסְבֵּר פָּנִים (הִסְבִּיר לוֹ פָּנִים)

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Friendly treatment/ brightening of face/ welcoming face

הגדרה (אנגלית)

Face light. Acceptance of a person with a beautiful face. A gesture of open friendship.

("If you see a student whose learning is as difficult as Barzillai - in the path of his teacher who does not explain to him face to face" - Ta'anit 8 a.a., and so: "If he spoke the truth and you were wrong - he should explain to you face to face and speak softly, all because you spoke the truth and he was wrong" - Harambam/ Letter of Replies to Rabbi Obadiah the Emigrant, 434, And so: "While they were walking, the owner of the ark would greet his guests and express his joy that Jews were coming from the exile to settle in Jerusalem" - Y. Burla/ Kisupim, 10, and so: "They immediately greeted him and said to him, "The blessed of the Lord has come, behold, the land is before you, and it is good in your eyes." - Agnon/ Elo and Elo, (The Legend of the Writer, I, 109)