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Oct 20, 2010

how to say "imagination' in Hebrew...


You might know how to say He looks like his father in Hebrew - הוּא דּוֹמֶה לְאַבָּא שֶׁלּו (hoo doh-MEH le-AH-bah sheh-LOH). The root of the word דומה is ד.מ.ה (d.m.h), which carries the concept of likeness or similarity.

The English word imagination comes from the word image, which is a likeness. Likewise, the Hebrew word for imagination - the place where images and likenesses are created - is דִּמְיוֹן (deem-YOHN).