how to say “to reply” in Hebrew
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To reply or to respond in Hebrew is לְהָגִיב (leh-hah-GHEEV). It can mean to reply to a message or to respond to someone else’s action. For example, הִיא הֵגִיבָה בַּחֲרִיפוּת לַהַאֲשָׁמוֹת שֶׁהוּטְחוּ נֶגְדָּה (hee heh-GHEE-vah bah-khah-ree-FOOT lah-hah-ah-shah-MOHT sheh-hoo-teh-KHOO neg-DAH) – she responded sharply to the accusations hurled against her.
להגיב is an active-causative הפעיל verb following the same pattern as the words לְהָבִין (leh-hah-VEEN) – to understand, and לְהָכִין (leh-hah-KHEEN) – to prepare. Its root is ג.ו.ב (g.w.b), and its source is Aramaic, with an Arabic cognate (same word, different language).
A response is a תְּגוּבָה (teh-goo-VAH).
