Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
פ־צ־ץ (p-ts-ts)

From the root פ־צ־ץ (p-ts-ts).

Verb

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הִתְפּוֹצֵץ (hitpotséts) (hitpa'el construction)

  1. (intransitive) To explode, to blow up, to detonate.
  2. Often used figuratively.
    התפוצצתי מצחוק.hitpotzátzti mitzkhók.I almost laughed to death. (literally, I exploded of laughter.)

Conjugation

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References

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  • התפוצץ” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language