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כשֶׁהָיִיתִי+יֶלֶד,+גַּרְנוּ+בחֵיפָה.
Words in this sentence
הָיָה
to be; to exist; connects a noun to a prepositional phrase or adjective describing it; connects a term to its definition; connects a subject to a role the subject plays; to happen, take place, occur
Pa'al verb
יֶלֶד
a (male) child, a (male) kid, a boy (a male child); a son (a person's (male) offspring or occasionally, kin [see usage note regarding the plural]); a child (an immature adult); used of a (male) peer of one's own age group
Masculine noun