No. 423 in Hebrew
מקרה
"מקרה" means "incident," "event," or "case."
In a sentence
המקרה הזה קרה בין חברי כיתה.
This incident happened among classmates.
The word 'מקרה' (case/incident) is used to describe an event or situation.
אין מקרה שהתרחיש הזה יחזור על עצמו.
There is no chance that this scenario will repeat itself.
The word 'מקרה' (chance) is used here to indicate a random possibility or occurrence.
במקרה התלבטתי בין שתי אפשרויות.
Coincidentally, I was debating between two options.
The word 'מקרה' (by chance/coincidentally) is used as a part of a phrase to express coincidental circumstances.
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