Ezehu chacham? Halomed mikol adam

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Definitions

  • sent. 'The wise learn from everyone'.

Example Sentences

  • "The rabbi was not taking any of our questions seriously, so I reminded him: eizehu chaham? Ha-lomed mikol adam."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • איזהו חכם? הלומד מכל אדם eizehu chacham? ha-lomed mikol adam 'who is wise? someone who learns from everyone'

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

      Eizehu haham? Ha lomed m'kol adam, Ezehu khakham? Halomed mikol adam

Notes

  • "Serves as a reminder that even the wise and enlightened Jewish elite can obtain their wisdom from within their own lay community, not only from other elites." (Glinert)

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