how to say “a healthy mind in a healthy body” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נפש-בריאה-1.m4a” /]נֶפֶשׁ בְּרִיאָה בְּגוּף בָּרִיא
The Hebrew word נפש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נפש-בריאה-2.m4a” /] carries a spiritual connotation, as it means soul or essence:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נפש-בריאה-3.m4a” /]נפש האדם עוצמתית ביותר.
The human soul is extremely powerful.
But the word can also mean something perhaps less spiritual, though no less powerful: the mind.
Thus a healthy mind in a healthy body, in Hebrew, is נפש בריאה בגוף בריא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נפש-בריאה-1.m4a” /].
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נפש-בריאה-4.m4a” /]“נפש בריאה בגוף בריא” זאת דרך חיים.
“A healthy mind in a healthy body” is a way of life.
The word for the brain is מוח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נפש-בריאה-5.m4a” /].