(v. t. for masculine subject); he merits (something); as in, “David was not “zocheh” to build the “Beit HaMikdash” because he had been involved in wars and, of necessity, killing. Therefore, although he conceived the idea, it fell to his son, Shlomo to actually build the Temple.”
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