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Collapse in Hebrew is הִתְמוֹטֵט (hitmotét).

It can also be said קרס, התקפל, or קיפל, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

הִתְמוֹטֵט
hitmotét
verb
In English

collapse

/kəˈlæps/ /klæps/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with C

These are the Hebrew words for collapse as a verb.

to fall down suddenly; to cave in

  • הִתְמוֹטֵטהתמוטטhitmotét
  • קָרַסקרסkarás

to fold compactly

  • התקפלhitkapél

computing: to hide additional directory (folder) levels

  • קיפלkipél

to cause to collapse

  • מוֹטֵטמוטטmotét

to pass out and fall to the floor or ground

  • הִתְמוֹטֵטהתמוטטhitmotét

These are the Hebrew words for collapse as a noun.

act of collapsing

  • הִתְמוֹטְטוּתהתמוטטותhitmotetutfeminine
  • קְרִיסָהקריסהkrisafeminine

This is more about the Hebrew word הִתְמוֹטֵט.

Written with vowel points
הִתְמוֹטֵט
Written without vowel points
התמוטט
Said
hitmotét
Its meanings in English
collapse, to collapse

These English words share a Hebrew word with collapse.

These words come before and after collapse in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨collapse⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨collapse⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨collapse⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨הִתְמוֹטֵט⁩, said hitmotét. Without vowel points it is written ⁨התמוטט⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨collapse⁩?

Besides ⁨התמוטט⁩, ⁨collapse⁩ can be said ⁨קָרַס⁩ (karás), ⁨התקפל⁩ (hitkapél), ⁨קיפל⁩ (kipél), ⁨מוֹטֵט⁩ (motét), or ⁨הִתְמוֹטְטוּת⁩ (hitmotetut), depending on the meaning.

What else does ⁨התמוטט⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨collapse⁩, ⁨התמוטט⁩ can mean ⁨to collapse⁩.

How is ⁨collapse⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨collapse⁩ is pronounced ⁨/kəˈlæps/, /klæps/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry collapse and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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