לְהוֹרוֹת vs לְלַמֵּד

[Mikhail - מיכאל - Михаил]

Whats is the difference bw. these verbs if both mean "to teach"?

 

[slus]

In modern Hebrew usually ללמד means to teach and להורות means to instruct.
Interestingly הוראה describes the act of teaching while לימוד describes the act of learning.

 

[LXNDR]

So far as i'm aware the verb להורות in modern Hebrew isn't used in the context of education, it mostly means to give order(s) and to point out / to show (давать указания, указывать (в знач. как распоряжения, так и показывания))
The phrase she teaches physics will be translated as היא מלמדת פיזיקה
While היא מורה פיזיקה will be primarily understood as she shows physics

 

[slus]

"she shows physics" would be היא מראה פיסיקה. A different root.

 

[LXNDR]

I described how i think it would be understood, not how it would be said, but essentially the phrase doesn't make sense.

 

[shalom00]

But it is used in the noun form, מורה.

 

[GeriReshef]

The word להורות is more literary, and is more related to education (mainly in the primary school) and not just to technically teach.