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Hebrew
Etymology
Cognate with Arabic زعزع.
Verb
זִעְזֵעַ • (zi'zéa') third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction, passive counterpart זועזע / זֻעְזַע)
- to shake violently; to agitate, shock or horrify; to destabilize
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?
Conjugation