how to say “humanity” in Hebrew
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Tonight and tomorrow being יוֹם הַשּׁוֹאָה
– Israel’s Holocaust Memorial Day – the Hebrew word for humanity comes to my mind: אֱנוֹשׁוּת
.
, a word also sometimes used to refer to humanity.
אנושות is also related to the familiar word for people – אֲנָשִׁים
.
Here’s an example of אנושות in context:
The Holocaust was a big blow (hit) for humanity.
In adjective form, אנושות becomes אֱנוֹשִׁי
, such as in the phrase, מַעֲנֶה אֱנוֹשִׁי
– human response (such as when you’d call a hotline and ask to speak to a human being).
