How to say "to get up" in Hebrew
לָקוּם
[lakum]without vowels: לקום
Meaning: to get up
"to get up" in Hebrew is לָקוּם (lakum). A verb in binyan pa'al, root ק-ו-מ. Present, past and future forms with transcription and audio.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Binyan
- pa'al
- Root
- ק-ו-מ
Examples: "to get up" in the present, past and future
Present tense
| he | הוּא קָם | kam |
| she | הִיא קָמָה | kama |
| they (m.) | הֵם קָמִים | kamim |
| they (f.) | הֵן קָמוֹת | kamot |
Past tense
| I | אֲנִי קַמְתִּי | kamti |
| he | הוּא קָם | kam |
| she | הִיא קָמָה | kama |
| they | הֵם קָמוּ | kamu |
Future tense
| I | אֲנִי אָקוּם | akum |
| you (m.) | אַתָּה תָּקוּם | takum |
| he | הוּא יָקוּם | yakum |
| she | הִיא תָּקוּם | takum |
Transcription is approximate: Hebrew stress usually falls on the last syllable.
Same root (ק-ו-מ)
- לְהָקִים — основывать
- לְקוֹמֵם — возмущать
- לְהִתְקוֹמֵם — восставать