Explosive material (חֹומֶר נֶפֶץ)
Explosive material (חֹומֶר נֶפֶץ)

Explosive material

An explosive substance used in various weapons. By extension: information or an event capable of causing damage or shock.

(Modern Hebrew usage of the word "נֶפֶץ" in Isaiah 30:14 implying bursting or shattering)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

חֹומֶר נֶפֶץ

Definition (Hebrew)

חֹומֶר נָפִיץ הַמְּשַׁמֵּשׁ כְּלֵי נֶשֶׁק שׁוֹנִים. בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: מֵידָע אוֹ אוֹ אֵרוּעַ הָעֲלוּלִים לִגְרֹם לְנֶזֶק אוֹ זַעֲזוּעַ.

(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה עַל י הַמִּלָּה "נֶפֶץ" בִּישַׁעְיָהוּ ל' ל שֶׁמַּשְׁמְעָהּ נִפּוּץ אוֹ רִסּוּק)

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