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טירוף
Tiruf
/tee-ROOF/
Insanity, madness — slang for something wild, intense, unbelievably good or bad
💬What does Tiruf mean in Hebrew?
Tiruf (טירוף, pronounced tee-ROOF) means "insanity" or "madness" and is used as slang for anything wildly intense — good or bad. The adjective meturaf (מטורף — crazy/insane) is equally common. "Ze tiruf!" can mean the traffic is insane (bad) or the party was insane (amazing) — context and tone determine the valence. It's one of the go-to intensifier words in Israeli Hebrew.
🔊How to pronounce Tiruf
טירוף
Tiruf
tee-ROOF
Capitals = stressed syllable
The Hebrew script reads right-to-left. The English transliteration uses the Israeli Sephardic pronunciation standard.
🇮🇱When do Israelis use Tiruf?
Tiruf and its adjective form "meturaf" (מטורף — crazy/insane) cover everything from genuinely crazy behavior to something so good it's almost unreal. "Ha'ukhelossiya ze tiruf" (the traffic is insane). "Ha'isul haya tiruf" (the party was insane — great). Context and tone determine positive or negative.
📝Tiruf in a sentence — examples
הקונצרט היה טירוף מוחלט!
Hakontsert haya tiruf mukhlet!
The concert was absolute madness (in the best way)!
הוא מטורף על כדורגל — רואה כל משחק.
Hu meturaf al kaduregel — ro'e kol mis'hak.
He's crazy about football — watches every game.
המחירים פה טירוף גמור.
Hamkhirim po tiruf gamur.
The prices here are absolutely insane.
📖Origin of Tiruf
From Hebrew root ט-ר-פ (t-r-f — to tear, to prey, to be mad). Biblical origins, modern slang usage.
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