how to say “to undergo” and “to pass” in Hebrew

לַעֲבוֹר   This is one of those words people typically learn in their first course in Hebrew, but it’s got meanings beyond the simple one.   לַעֲבוֹר (lah-ah-VOHR) means literally to pass, as in אֲתָּה תַּעֲבוֹר אֶת הַצּוֹמֶת (ah-TAH tah-ah-VOHR et hah-TSOH-met) – You (a male) will pass the intersection. This is a future-tense usage of…