Where does “דן לכף זכות” come from?

דן לכף זכות (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew לְ־, from Hebrew הָאָרֶץ.

דן לכף זכות (Hebrew): to give the benefit of the doubt

Definitions

  1. to give the benefit of the doubt

Ancestry of “דן לכף זכות”, step by step

דן לכף זכות traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew לְ־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewלְ־to, for; to, for, of
2Hebrewהָאָרֶץ—

via Hebrew כַּף

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewכַּףhand/foot

via Hebrew דָּן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewדָּןDan; one who judges
Every word from Hebrew הָאָרֶץ →Every word from Hebrew לְ־ →