יש צורך בעזרה.

there is

Breakdown of יש צורך בעזרה.

• עזרה: help
• צורך: need; necessity

Questions & Answers about יש צורך בעזרה.

How do you pronounce יש צורך בעזרה?

A common pronunciation is:

yesh tzórekh be-ezráh

A slightly smoother everyday pronunciation may sound like:

yesh tsórekh be’ezrá

Notes:

• יש = yesh
• צורך = tzórekh
• בעזרה = be-ezráh

The ב at the start of בעזרה is a prefix, so it is attached to the word.

What does יש do in this sentence?

יש means there is / there are or more generally exists.

So in יש צורך בעזרה, the structure is literally something like:

There is a need for help

Hebrew often uses יש where English uses there is, there are, or sometimes just implies existence.

Why is it צורך and not צריך?