No. 876 in Hebrew
גן
Garden.
In a sentence
הילדים משחקים בגן השעשועים.
The children are playing in the playground.
In this sentence, 'גן' refers to 'playground', indicating a public area for children to play.
אני עובד בגן הבוטני.
I work in the botanical garden.
Here, 'גן' means 'garden', referring to an organized and cultivated space with plants.
הולכים לטיול בגן הלאומי בשבת.
We are going for a trip to the national park on Saturday.
In this case, 'גן' is part of the term 'גן לאומי', meaning 'national park', indicating a natural reserve area.
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