לחצן החירום נמצא מתחת למצלמת האבטחה.

A common pronunciation is:

Lakh-tsan ha-kheirum nim-tza mitá-khat le-matzlemet ha-avtakha.

A more syllable-by-syllable guide:

• לחצן — lakh-tsan
• החירום — ha-kheirum
• נמצא — nim-tza
• מתחת — mitá-khat
• למצלמת — le-matzlemet
• האבטחה — ha-avtakha

A few sounds English speakers often notice:

• ח is a throaty sound, like the ch in German Bach or Scottish loch
• צ sounds like ts in cats

נמצא means is located / is situated / is found.

So the sentence is literally something like:

The emergency button is located under the security camera.

In everyday Hebrew, נמצא is very common when giving location.

It agrees with לחצן, which is masculine singular, so the form is נמצא.

If the subject were feminine singular, you would usually get נמצאת.

This is a very normal Hebrew sentence order:

subject + verb + location

So:

• לחצן החירום — the emergency button
• נמצא — is located
• מתחת... — under...

Hebrew can sometimes vary word order for emphasis, but this version is straightforward and natural.

In Hebrew, מתחת often takes the preposition ל־ before the noun that follows.

So:

• מתחת למצלמת האבטחה = under the security camera

This is very common:

• מתחת לשולחן — under the table
• מתחת לכיסא — under the chair

So the ל־ here is not to in the English sense. It is just part of the normal pattern after מתחת.

Because למצלמת is really:

ל־ + מצלמת

The ל־ is the preposition attached directly to the noun.

Also, מצלמת האבטחה is a construct phrase (called סמיכות), meaning something like:

• מצלמת אבטחה — a security camera
• מצלמת האבטחה — the security camera

In a construct phrase, the first noun usually does not take ה־ directly. Instead, definiteness is often shown on the second noun.

So not:

• להמצלמת האבטחה

but:

• למצלמת האבטחה

Because this is a construct form.

The basic noun is:

• מצלמה — camera

But when it is linked to another noun in a phrase like camera of security / security camera, it changes form:

• מצלמת אבטחה — security camera

So:

• מצלמה = camera
• מצלמת = camera of...

Then:

• מצלמת האבטחה = the security camera

This pattern is very common in Hebrew:

• בית ספר — school
• דלת הבית — the door of the house
• כפתור ההפעלה — the power button

Yes, it works the same way.

• לחצן — button / switch
• חירום — emergency

So:

• לחצן חירום — an emergency button
• לחצן החירום — the emergency button

This is another construct phrase. The whole expression means emergency button, but literally it is closer to button of emergency.

Notice the same pattern:

• the first noun usually does not get ה־
• definiteness appears on the second noun

So:

• לחצן חירום = an emergency button
• לחצן החירום = the emergency button

The prefix ה־ is the definite article, meaning the.

In construct phrases, the whole phrase becomes definite when the second noun is definite.

So:

• לחצן חירום — an emergency button
• לחצן החירום — the emergency button

and

• מצלמת אבטחה — a security camera
• מצלמת האבטחה — the security camera

This is a key Hebrew pattern: in many noun chains, definiteness shows up on the second word.

Yes, it matters because Hebrew verbs and adjectives often agree with the noun.

Here:

• לחצן — masculine singular
• חירום — masculine noun
• מצלמה — feminine singular
• אבטחה — feminine noun

The verb נמצא matches לחצן, the main subject, which is masculine singular.

That is why you get:

• לחצן החירום נמצא...

If the subject were המצלמה instead, you would expect:

• מצלמת האבטחה נמצאת... — the security camera is located...

Yes. Both relate to a button, but they can sound slightly different depending on context.

• כפתור often means a physical button in a general sense
• לחצן can sound a bit more technical, like a push-button or control button

So לחצן החירום is very natural for something like an emergency button in a building, elevator, or security system.

More or less, yes.

Because נמצא historically connects to the idea of being found, a very literal translation can sound like:

The emergency button is found beneath the security camera.

But in normal English, the best translation is usually:

The emergency button is under the security camera. or The emergency button is located under the security camera.

So the Hebrew is perfectly normal and not strange or overly formal.

A useful breakdown is:

• לחצן — button / push-button
• חירום — emergency
• נמצא — is located / is situated
• מתחת — under / below
• מצלמה — camera
• אבטחה — security

And two very useful full expressions are:

• לחצן חירום — emergency button
• מצלמת אבטחה — security camera

These are common combinations worth memorizing as chunks.