No. 42 in Hebrew
שהוא
"That he is" or "which is."
In a sentence
הוא תמיד מביא איתו משהו שהוא חשוב לו.
He always brings something that is important to him.
It is used here as a relative pronoun introducing a relative clause.
מצאתי משחק שהוא יעניין אותך.
I found a game that will interest you.
It links the main clause with additional descriptive information.
האימון הזה הוא משהו שהוא קשה אבל מתגמל.
This training is something that is difficult but rewarding.
It introduces the description that gives details about 'something' in this context.
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