How do you say «to come» in Hebrew?

לָבוֹא (lavo). Its present is בָּא, a two-letter verb, so the infinitive starts with la; here o takes the place of u.

What is the difference between לִלְמֹד and לָגוּר?

They are two groups. Strong verbs have li and o: לִלְמֹד, לִכְתֹּב. Two-letter verbs have la and u: לָגוּר, לָקוּם. The present tells you which: לוֹמֵד or גָּר.

How do you say «to rest» in Hebrew?

לָנוּחַ (lanuach). Its present is נָח, two letters: la, then u in the middle, and the ח at the end takes a small a.

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The infinitive of two-letter verbs: לָגוּר, לָקוּם, לָרוּץ

Some verbs show only two letters in the present: גָּר «lives», קָם «gets up», רָץ «runs», בָּא «comes». A vowel letter, ו or י, hides between them, and the infinitive brings it back: לָגוּר, לָקוּם, לָרוּץ. Lagur, lakum, laruts.

The tune never changes: la, the first letter, u, the last letter. The opening is la for the whole group, and nothing bends it, unlike the li of strong verbs. A few verbs keep their own vowel: שָׁר and שָׂם have a י inside, so לָשִׁיר «to sing» and לָשִׂים «to put»; בָּא has o, לָבוֹא «to come».

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Two-letter verbs: לָגוּר, לָקוּם, לָרוּץ

Some verbs show only two root letters in the present: , , , .

Between them hides a vowel letter, or , and the infinitive brings it back: , , , .

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How do you say «to come» in Hebrew?: לָבוֹא (lavo). Its present is בָּא, a two-letter verb, so the infinitive starts with la; here o takes the place of u.
What is the difference between לִלְמֹד and לָגוּר?: They are two groups. Strong verbs have li and o: לִלְמֹד, לִכְתֹּב. Two-letter verbs have la and u: לָגוּר, לָקוּם. The present tells you which: לוֹמֵד or גָּר.
How do you say «to rest» in Hebrew?: לָנוּחַ (lanuach). Its present is נָח, two letters: la, then u in the middle, and the ח at the end takes a small a.

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The infinitive of two-letter verbs: לָגוּר, לָקוּם, לָרוּץ

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