how to say “riot” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/התפרעות-#.m4a” /]הִתְפָּרְעוּת

The Hebrew word for riot is התפרעות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/התפרעות-#.m4a” /], the noun version of the התפעל verb להתפרע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/התפרעות-#.m4a” /] – to go wild.

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/התפרעות-#.m4a” /]ההתפרעויות הפכו לאירוע יומי.

The riots have become a daily event.

The root of these words is פ.ר.ע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/התפרעות-#.m4a” /], which means letting go. 

A related word is פרעות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/התפרעות-#.m4a” /] – pogroms.

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