האסמכתה היא ראיה.

The supporting document is evidence.

Breakdown of האסמכתה היא ראיה.

• היא: she
• אסמכתה: supporting document; documentary reference
• ראיה: evidence

Questions & Answers about האסמכתה היא ראיה.

How do you pronounce האסמכתה היא ראיה?

A natural pronunciation is:

ha-asmakhta hi re'aya

A rough English-style guide would be:

ha-as-makh-TA hee reh-ah-YA

A few notes:

• ה at the beginning is ha-, meaning the
• כ in אסמכתה is the throaty kh sound, like in German Bach or Scottish loch
• היא is pronounced hi
• ראיה here is pronounced roughly re'aya

What does היא mean here? Is it the word she?

Yes, היא is also the normal Hebrew word for she, but in this kind of sentence it functions like a present-tense linking word, similar to is.

So in האסמכתה היא ראיה, היא connects the two nouns:

• האסמכתה = the supporting document / the reference / the authorization
• ראיה = evidence

This is very common in Hebrew. The word is still literally the feminine pronoun, but in sentences like this it works as a copula-like connector.

Why is היא feminine?