how to say “conscience” in Hebrew
מַצְפּוּן
When Modern Hebrew created a word for the physical object called a compass – מַצְפֵּן , of the root צ.פ.נ (ts.p.n) meaning north as well as hidden – it employed the same root to create a term for the non-physical entity that guides people towards their destiny.
, of the root צ.פ.נ (ts.p.n) meaning north as well as hidden – it employed the same root to create a term for the non-physical entity that guides people towards their destiny.The Hebrew word for conscience is מַצְפּוּן .
.For example:
לִפְעָמִים יֵשׁ לִי נְקִיפוֹת מַצְפּוּן.
Sometimes I have pangs of conscience.