how to say “introvert” and “extrovert in Hebrew
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אָדָם מֻפְנָם, אָדָם מֻחְצָן
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Some of us are naturally quiet, while others can be heard from a kilometer away.
Introverts tend to keep their feelings and experiences inside, while Extroverts tend to be outgoing and expressive.
The Hebrew term for introvert is אָדָם מֻפְנָם – literally, an introverted person. מופנם , an adjective deriving from the passive-causative verb form, comes from the root פ.נ.מ (p.n.m) meaning interior.
– literally, an introverted person. מופנם , an adjective deriving from the passive-causative verb form, comes from the root פ.נ.מ (p.n.m) meaning interior. For example:
אָדָם מֻפְנָם שׁוֹמֵר הַרְבֶּה בַּבֶּטֶן.
An introvert keep a lot (of things) inside (literally, in the stomach).
The term for extrovert is אָדָם מֻחְצָן , where the word מוחצן , also an adjective of the passive-causative verb form, comes from the root ח.צ.נ (kh.ts.n), which itself derives from the root ח.ו.צ (kh.w.ts) meaning exterior.
, where the word מוחצן , also an adjective of the passive-causative verb form, comes from the root ח.צ.נ (kh.ts.n), which itself derives from the root ח.ו.צ (kh.w.ts) meaning exterior.For example:
אָדָם מֻחְצָן אוֹהֵב לַחְגּוֹג.
An extrovert loves to party.
These terms are often used without the word אדם , as in:
, as in:הַבָּחוּרָה הַמֻחְצֶנֶת הַזֹּאת לֹא מְכַבָּה אֶת הַטֶּלֶפוֹן.
This extroverted girl doesn’t turn off her (the) phone.
When used with אדם, the expression refers to both males and females.
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