No. 209 in Hebrew
החל
The Hebrew word "החל" means "began" or "started."
In a sentence
החל מהשעה שמונה, תהיה הפסקת חשמל בעיר.
Starting from 8 o'clock, there will be a power outage in the city.
The word 'החל' is used here to mean 'starting from' to indicate the initiation of a time period.
המבצע החדש חל רק עם הצגת הקופון המתאים.
The new promotion applies only with showing the appropriate coupon.
The word 'חל' is employed here to mean 'applies' to describe a condition or rule in effect.
הסיכון החל להפחית מאז שנקטנו באמצעי הזהירות הדרושים.
The risk began to decrease since we took the necessary precautions.
The word 'החל' is used here to mean 'began' to denote the commencement of an action or process.
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