how to say “exciting” or “stirring emotion” in Hebrew
To get excited in Hebrew is לְהִתְרַגֵּש (le-heet-rah-GESH). It comes from the root ר.ג.ש (r.g.sh), which means, in Modern Hebrew, emotion. The word להתרגש falls into the התפעל (heet-pah-EHL) verb pattern.
To say that something is exciting or stirring of emotion, you’d use the word מְרַגֵּש (me-rah-GESH). For example, a couple of the songs I played on Wednesday on my Israeli-music hour at RustyMike Radio were quite מְרַגְּשִׁים (me-rah-ge-SHEEM), to me. I trust they’ll be מרגשים for you as well: The Journey to the Land of Israel and Restrain Your Voice from Crying.
מרגש is an adjective that comes from the פִּעֵל (pee-EHL) verb pattern.
