יָצָא עָלָיו שֵׁם רַע
שְׁמוֹ נִפְגַּם. פֻּורְסְמוּ דְּבָרִים רָעִים אוֹדוֹתָיו. אִיבֵּד אֶת שְׁמוֹ הַטּוֹב.
("תְּנוּ רַבָּנָן: עָמְדוּ בַּתְּפִלָּה, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁיֵּשׁ שָׁם זָקֵן וְחָכָם- אֵין מוֹרִידִין לִפְנֵי הַתֵּבָה אֶלָּא אָדָם הָרָגִיל. אֵיזֶהוּ רָגִיל?...פִּרְקוֹ נָאֶה, וּשְׁפַל בֶּרֶךְ, וּמְרֻצֶּה לָעָם, וְיֵשׁ לוֹ נְעִימָה, וְקוֹלוֹ עָרֵב, וּבָקִי לִקְרוֹת בַּתּוֹרָה וּבַנְּבִיאִים וּבַכְּתוּבִים, וְלִשְׁנוֹת בַּמִּדְרָשׁ בַּהֲלָכוֹת וּבָאַגָּדוֹת, וּבָקִי בְּכָל הַבְּרָכוֹת כֻּלָּן...אָמַר אַבַּיֵּי: זֶה שֶׁלֹּא יָצָא עָלָיו שֵׁם רַע בְּיַלְדוּתוֹ"-תַּעֲנִית טז ע"א)
תרגום
ביטוי (אנגלית)
To acquire a bad reputation
הגדרה (אנגלית)
His reputation was tarnished. Bad things were publicized about him. He lost his good name.
("The Rabbis taught: When they stand in prayer, even if there is an elder and a sage there, one does not place before the ark אלא the usual person. Which person is the usual one?... [one] whose appearance is attractive, humble of knee, pleasing to the people, has a pleasant voice, and his voice is sweet, is well-versed in reading the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings, and in reviewing the Midrash, the halakhot, and the aggadot, and is well-versed in all the blessings... Abaye said: This is one who did not acquire a bad reputation in his youth" - Ta'anit 16a)