No. 245 in Hebrew
והם
"And they"
In a sentence
והם משחקים כדורגל בפארק.
And they play soccer in the park.
In this sentence, 'והם' means 'and they', combining the conjunction 'and' with the pronoun 'they' to introduce the subject performing the action.
חשבתי שהם לא יבואו, אך והם הפתיעו אותי.
I thought they wouldn't come, but they surprised me.
Here, 'והם' again means 'and they', emphasizing the subject referring to a group of people who surprised the speaker.
פגשתי את יוסי ושרון, והם היו נחמדים מאוד.
I met Yossi and Sharon, and they were very nice.
In this example, 'והם' functions as 'and they', connecting the previous part mentioning Yossi and Sharon with the description of their characteristics.
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