זעזע

See also: ז־ע־ז־ע

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ז־ע־ז־ע (z-ʿ-z-ʿ)
7 terms

Cognate with Arabic زعزع.

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ziʕˈzeaʕ/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ziʕˈzeaʕ/, [ziʕˈzeːaʕ]
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ziʕˈzeaʕ/, /ziˈzea/

Verb

זִעְזֵעַ • (zi'zéa') (pi'el construction, passive counterpart זועזע / זֻעְזַע)

1. to shake (violently)
   • Tanach, Habakkuk 2:7, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     הֲלוֹא פֶתַע יָקוּמוּ נֹשְׁכֶיךָ, וְיִקְצוּ מְזַעְזְעֶיךָ; וְהָיִיתָ לִמְשִׁסּוֹת לָמוֹ?

     haló féta' yaqumú nošəchécha, vəyiqtzú məza'zə'écha; vəhayíta liməšissót lamó?

     Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall exact interest of thee,
     And awake that shall violently shake thee,
     And thou shalt be for booties unto them?

2. (figuratively) to agitate, shock or horrify; to destabilize

Conjugation

Conjugation of זיעזע / זִעְזֵעַ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לְזַעְזֵעַ
		action noun		זיעזוע / זִעְזוּעַ
finite forms		singular		plural
		m	f	m	f
past	first	זיעזעתי / זִעְזַעְתִּי		זיעזענו / זִעְזַעְנוּ
	second	זיעזעת / זִעְזַעְתָּ	זיעזעת / זִעְזַעְתְּ	זיעזעתם / זִעְזַעְתֶּם	זיעזעתן / זִעְזַעְתֶּן
	third	זיעזע / זִעְזֵעַ	זיעזעה / זִעְזְעָה	זיעזעו / זִעְזְעוּ
present		מְזַעְזֵעַ	מְזַעְזַעַת	מְזַעְזְעִים	מְזַעְזְעוֹת
future	first	אֲזַעְזֵעַ		נְזַעְזֵעַ
	second	תְּזַעְזֵעַ	תְּזַעְזְעִי	תְּזַעְזְעוּ	תְּזַעְזַעְנָה1
	third	יְזַעְזֵעַ	תְּזַעְזֵעַ	יְזַעְזְעוּ	תְּזַעְזַעְנָה1
imperative	positive	זַעְזֵעַ	זַעְזְעִי	זַעְזְעוּ	זַעְזַעְנָה1
	negative	אַל + Second person future tense

¹ Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

• H2111 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible