No. 341 in Hebrew
וכל
"And all" or "and every."
In a sentence
אכלתי תפוח עץ וכל זה היה טעים.
I ate an apple and it was all delicious.
Here, 'וכל' connects 'ate' with the resultant description of the situation, summarizing it.
הזמנו שולחן, וכל החברים הגיעו למסעדה.
We reserved a table, and all the friends arrived at the restaurant.
In this sentence, 'וכל' functions to combine the reservation action with the related occurrence.
הילד רצה צעצועים חדשים, וכל המשחקים הישנים נשארו בצד.
The boy wanted new toys, and all the old ones were left aside.
'וכל' serves here to transition to the consequence of the child's preferences.
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