how to say “compromise” in Hebrew
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פְּשָׁרָה
An important tool for conflict resolution is compromise.
The Hebrew word for a compromise is פְּשָׁרָה ( ), while to compromise is the reflexive-intensive הִתְפַּעֵל verb, לְהִתְפַּשֵּׁר ( ). (To compromise in the sense of compromising safety is לְסַכֵּן ( ) – also to endanger.)
), while to compromise is the reflexive-intensive הִתְפַּעֵל verb, לְהִתְפַּשֵּׁר ( ). (To compromise in the sense of compromising safety is לְסַכֵּן ( ) – also to endanger.)The root of these two is clearly פ.שׁ.ר (p.sh.r)… but exactly how that root generates the meaning compromise is not as clear.
On the one hand, cool or lukewarm water is מַיִם פּוֹשְׁרִים ( ). So we can theorize that a פשרה is a cooling down of the spirits.
). So we can theorize that a פשרה is a cooling down of the spirits.But on the other hand, a Biblical word for interpretation or meaning is פֵּשֶׁר ( ), leading me to posit that a פשרה is a resolution creating new meaning in a situation.
), leading me to posit that a פשרה is a resolution creating new meaning in a situation.In any case, here’s an example in Modern Hebrew:
הַשְּׁנַיִם חִפְּשׂוּ פְּשָׁרָה וּבַסּוֹף מָצְאוּ.
The two sought out a compromise and, in the end, found one.
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