how to say “temptation” in Hebrew
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The Torah portion to be read this Shabbat by Jews around the world tells the story of Joseph, who is sold by his brothers and eventually is given a job as caretaker in the home of a minister of Egypt… whose wife attempts to seduce the young Israelite.
The Hebrew word for temptation is פִּתּוּי , the noun form of the active-intensive “lamed-hey” verb לְפַתּוֹת , whose root is פ.ת.ה (p.t.h). The word also means to seduce.
, the noun form of the active-intensive “lamed-hey” verb לְפַתּוֹת , whose root is פ.ת.ה (p.t.h). The word also means to seduce.For example:
אֵשֶׁת פּוֹטִיפַר מְפַתָּה אֶת יוֹסֵף, אָבָל הוּא מְסָרֵב לְהִכָּנַע.
Potiphar’s wife tempts (seduces) Joseph, but he refuses to submit.
To be tempted or to be seduced is לְהִתְפַּתּוֹת , a reflexive-intensive “lamed-hey” verb of the same root.
, a reflexive-intensive “lamed-hey” verb of the same root.
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