No. 55 in Hebrew
החולים
"The sick" or "the patients."
In a sentence
החולים מגיעים לבית החולים כל בוקר.
The patients arrive at the hospital every morning.
The word 'החולים' means 'the patients'; it is the subject of the sentence, describing people who arrive at the hospital.
דאגנו שיהיו מספיק אחיות לכל החולים.
We ensured there were enough nurses for all the patients.
Here 'החולים' still refers to 'the patients', used as the object of the sentence indicating who benefits from the adequate number of nurses.
בתי החולים הם מהמוסדות החשובים במדינה.
Hospitals are among the most important institutions in the country.
The term 'החולים' is part of the phrase 'בתי החולים', meaning 'the hospitals', referencing the institutions themselves.
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