How to say "to open" in Hebrew
לְגַלּוֹת
[legalot]without vowels: לגלות
Meaning: to open, to discover
"to open" in Hebrew is לְגַלּוֹת (legalot). A verb in binyan pi'el, root ג-ל-ה. Present, past and future forms with transcription and audio.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Binyan
- pi'el
- Root
- ג-ל-ה
Examples: "to open" in the present, past and future
Present tense
| he | הוּא מְגַלֶּה | megale |
| she | הִיא מְגַלָּה | megala |
| they (m.) | הֵם מְגַלִּים | megalim |
| they (f.) | הֵן מְגַלּוֹת | megalot |
Past tense
| I | אֲנִי גִּילִּיתִי | giliti |
| he | הוּא גִּילָּה | gila |
| she | הִיא גִּילְּתָה | gilta |
| they | הֵם גִּילּוּ | gilu |
Future tense
| I | אֲנִי אֲגַלֶּה | agale |
| you (m.) | אַתָּה תְּגַלֶּה | tegale |
| he | הוּא יְגַלֶּה | ygale |
| she | הִיא תְּגַלֶּה | tegale |
Transcription is approximate: Hebrew stress usually falls on the last syllable.
Same root (ג-ל-ה)
- לְהִתְגַּלּוֹת — to appear
- לִגְלוֹת — уехать на чужбину
- לְהִיגָּלוֹת — раскрываться
- לְהַגְלוֹת — изгонять