how to say “human nature” in Hebrew
טֶבַע הָאָדָם, הַטֶּבַע הָאֱנוֹשִׁי
In observance of the Jewish holidays, I took off some time from blogging. Now it’s back to the routine, with a dose of Hebrew that brings themes of the holidays together with themes of the Torah portions being read these weeks by Jews around the world.
The word for nature is טֶבַע . As for human nature, Modern Hebrew has two terms:
. As for human nature, Modern Hebrew has two terms:1.
טֶבַע הָאָדָם means literally the nature of (the) man.
means literally the nature of (the) man. For example:
הַאִם טֶבַע הָאָדָם נִתָּן לְשִׁנּוּי?
Is human nature (the nature of man) changeable?
Although אדם also means human being in the term בֶּן אָדָם , used to refer to both males and females, the term טבע האדם is seen as a bit chauvinistic, with Israelis preferring the second term in this entry.
also means human being in the term בֶּן אָדָם , used to refer to both males and females, the term טבע האדם is seen as a bit chauvinistic, with Israelis preferring the second term in this entry.2.
הַטֶּבַע הָאֱנוֹשִׁי means literally human nature, where אנושי is human as an adjective. This is the more politically-correct term.
means literally human nature, where אנושי is human as an adjective. This is the more politically-correct term.Take this statement from Haaretz for example:
מֶחְקָרִים חֲדָשִׁים מְגַלִּים: הַדִּיאֶטָה נוֹגֶדֶת אֶת הַטֶּבַע הָאֱנוֹשִׁי.
New research reveals: Dieting goes against human nature.