אמפתיה

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אמפתיה

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From English empathy, a twentieth-century borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐμπάθεια (empátheia, literally “passion”) (formed from ἐν (en, “in, at”) + πάθος (páthos, “feeling”)), coined by Edward B. Titchener to translate German Einfühlung. The modern Greek word εμπάθεια (empátheia) has an opposite meaning denoting strong negative feelings and prejudice against someone.

noun אֶמְפַּתְיָה · empátya · אֶמְפַּתְיוֹת · אֶמְפַּתְיַת־

countable, uncountable empathy (intellectual identification of the thoughts, feelings, or state of another person)

In English

compassion deep awareness of the suffering of another
empathy intellectual identification with another person

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"אמפתיה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%AA%D7%99%D7%94. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

אמפתיה. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%AA%D7%99%D7%94

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"אמפתיה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%AA%D7%99%D7%94.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {אמפתיה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%AA%D7%99%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}