meditation

Hebrew translation: meditatziya

15:18 Mar 19, 2004
English to Hebrew translations [Non-PRO]
Science - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / HEBREW CLASS
English term or phrase: meditation
MEDITATION
Mary Carmen
Hebrew translation:meditatziya
Explanation:
מדיטציה
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Eynat
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2meditatziya
Eynat
4 +1התבוננות
varda
5 -1heerhooreem
Alex Zelkind (X)
5 -1hitrakzut pnimit
Pnina


  

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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
meditatziya


Explanation:
מדיטציה

Eynat
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sue Goldian
39 mins
  -> Thanks

agree  Dvash
1 hr
  -> Thanks

agree  Suzan Chin: Yes. Too bad there is no "real Hebrew" word for it.
4 hrs
  -> Yes, too bad. Thanks.

disagree  Alex Zelkind (X): Look below for the real Hebrew word for it
13 hrs
  -> LOL. Yours is a totally different thing.

neutral  Pnina: מדיטציה איננה מילה עברית. היא מילה לועזית
2 days 16 hrs
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
heerhooreem


Explanation:
Hey-resh-hey-vav-resh-yod-mem (sofi)

Hebrew word

Alex Zelkind (X)
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Eynat: This is not 'meditation', which is a technical term, but 'reflection' as in reflecting on something.
9 hrs
  -> This is "maditaion" according to many dictionaries. How did "meditation" got to be "technical term"?
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
התבוננות


Explanation:
IMHO, it refers to the evaluation of a work of art, summing it up or appraising it.

varda
Israel
Local time: 09:06
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew

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agree  liora (X)
9 hrs
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1 day 19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
hitrakzut pnimit


Explanation:
התרכזות פנימית

המובן של התרכזות כזאת הוא הפניית כל תשומת הלב כלפי פנים, ריכוז ההקשבה והעיון לדבר אחד. (עיון הוא התבוננות מעמיקה

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Note added at 2 days 17 hrs 41 mins (2004-03-22 09:00:16 GMT)
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הנה הגדרות של מדיטציה שמצאתי באינטרנט ,באמצעות מכונת החיפוש גוגל
\"מדיטציה היא חשיבה מבוקרת. היא החלטה של אדם לגבי האופן שבו הוא רוצה לכוון את מחשבותיו לפרק זמן מסוים
www.alternativit.co.il/Graitzer2.htm

\"מדיטציה היא טכניקה להתבוננות פנימית
http://usuarios.lycos.es/natarajcoil/content2/media/clubmed....


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Pnina
Israel
Local time: 09:06
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Eynat: This equates to 'concentrating on something, thinking hard about it' and does not have the same connotation.
3 hrs
  -> לפי המילונים העבריים מדיטציה היא התרכזות פנימית, עיון, הגות
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