how to say “in good faith” in Hebrew

 

בְּתֹם לֵב

 

 
Someone innocent in the sense that they don’t know of evil, is either תָּמִים  listen and repeat (a male) or תְּמִימָה  listen and repeat (a female) in Hebrew. Likewise, innocence is תְּמִימוּת  listen and repeat, and a more poetic synonym of that is תֹּם  listen and repeat (also used as a name for a boy).
 
When we do something innocently or with only good intent – bona fide – we are acting in good faith. In Hebrew, we call that בְּתֹם לֵב  listen and repeat with innocence of heart.
 
For example:
 
הִיא פָּעַלָה בְּחֹסֶר תֹּם לֵב, וְלָכֵן הִיא אֲשֵׁמָה.
She acted with a lack of good faith, and therefore she is guilty.

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