לעבודה הזאת יש ערך.

this

Breakdown of לעבודה הזאת יש ערך.

• יש: there is
• עבודה: work
• ערך: value

Questions & Answers about לעבודה הזאת יש ערך.

Why does the sentence start with ל־ in לעבודה? Doesn’t that literally mean to the work?

Yes, ל־ usually means to or for, so לעבודה literally looks like to the work.

In this sentence, though, Hebrew uses a very common pattern:

ל־... יש ... = ... has ... / there is ... for ...

So:

• לעבודה הזאת = for this work
• יש ערך = there is value

Put together, the sentence means something like:

• This work has value
• There is value in this work
• This work is worthwhile

This is one of the main ways Hebrew expresses possession or relevance.

What exactly does יש mean here?

יש means there is or there are, and very often it is also used for has/have constructions.

For example:

• יש ספר = There is a book
• יש לי ספר = I have a book
  Literally: There is a book to me

So in your sentence:

• לעבודה הזאת יש ערך
  Literally: To this work there is value

That is just Hebrew’s way of saying This work has value.