זעזע

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זעזע

/ziʕˈzeaʕ/
[ziʕˈzeːaʕ]
/ziʕˈzeaʕ/ Modern Israeli
/ziˈzea/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Cognate with Arabic زعزع.

verb זִעְזֵעַ · zi'zéa' · זועזע · זֻעְזַע · לְזַעְזֵעַ · זִעְזוּעַ

construction pi'el to shake (violently) הֲלוֹא פֶתַע יָקוּמוּ נֹשְׁכֶיךָ, וְיִקְצוּ מְזַעְזְעֶיךָ; וְהָיִיתָ לִמְשִׁסּוֹת לָמוֹ?
construction pi'el, figuratively to agitate, shock or horrify; to destabilize

In English

shake transitive: to cause to move
shock to cause to be emotionally shocked

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"זעזע." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%96%D7%A2%D7%96%D7%A2. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {זעזע},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%96%D7%A2%D7%96%D7%A2},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}