Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
צ־ב־ר־ח (ts-b-r-kh)

From the root צ־ב־ר־ח (ts-b-r-kh) in binyan hitpa'el, back-formation from מַצַּב רוּחַ (matsáv rúakh, mood, temper; (slang) bad mood), a compound of מַצַּב (matsáv, state of) +‎ רוּחַ (rúakh, wind; spirit).

Verb

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הִצְטַבְרֵחַ (hits'tavréakh) (hitpa'el construction)

  1. to become ill-tempered, to get a bad mood
    מיכאל הצטברח כאשר נודע לו כי נכשל בבחינה.
    Michael became ill-tempered when he learned he failed the exam.

Conjugation

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