No. 59 in Hebrew
במקום
"In place of" or "instead of."
In a sentence
הוא רוצה לעבוד במקום לקרוא ספר.
He wants to work instead of reading a book.
Here, 'במקום' is used to express 'instead of', indicating an alternative choice.
המסעדה החדשה נפתחה במקום החנות הישנה.
The new restaurant opened in place of the old store.
In this sentence, 'במקום' means 'in place of', showing a replacement of one entity by another.
ניפגש במקום שקבענו אתמול.
We will meet at the place we agreed on yesterday.
Here, 'במקום' signifies 'at the place', referring to a specific location.
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