how to say “superhero” in Hebrew
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גִּבּוֹר-עַל
I took a course in Jewish education a number of years ago, in which we discussed how to portray the Biblical forefathers to young Jewish students: as superhuman, or as normal, flawed people who nevertheless strove for and achieved greatness.
While the word super itself translates into Hebrew in a number of ways, including אַדִּיר, מְצֻיָּן and מְעֻלֶּה , the prefix super- translates into עַל , and is used in such terms as the following:
מְצֻיָּן and מְעֻלֶּה , the prefix super- translates into עַל , and is used in such terms as the following:מַחְשֵׁב-עַל
supercomputer
עַל-טִבְעִי
supernatural
גִּבּוֹר-עַל
superhero
A female superhero is a גִּבּוֹרַת-עַל .
.Superman the character remains סוּפֶּרְמֶן in Hebrew, but the Nietzschean concept of the superman – the Übermensch – is עַל-אָדָם in Hebrew.
in Hebrew, but the Nietzschean concept of the superman – the Übermensch – is עַל-אָדָם in Hebrew.The word על itself means up.
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