קריאת המונה מופיעה ליד מונה החשמל.

קריאת המונה is a construct phrase (called סמיכות in Hebrew). This is a very common way to say the meter reading.

• קריאה = reading
• מונה = meter
• קריאת המונה = the reading of the meter / the meter reading

Hebrew often prefers this compact structure instead of using של.

So:

• קריאת המונה = more natural, compact, formal/standard
• הקריאה של המונה = understandable, but less elegant here and usually less preferred in this kind of phrase

A key thing to notice: in a construct phrase, the first noun usually does not take ה־, even if the whole phrase is definite.

Because in a construct phrase, definiteness is usually marked on the second noun, not the first.

So in קריאת המונה:

• קריאת = reading of ...
• המונה = the meter

Since המונה is definite, the whole phrase becomes definite:

• קריאת המונה = the meter reading

This is one of the most important things to get used to in Hebrew noun chains.

Compare:

• קריאת מונה = a meter reading
• קריאת המונה = the meter reading

Because the subject is קריאת המונה, and the head noun is קריאה, which is feminine singular.

Hebrew verbs in the present tense agree with the subject in gender and number.

• קריאה = feminine singular
• therefore: מופיעה = feminine singular

Compare:

• קריאה מופיעה = a reading appears
• ספר מופיע = a book appears
• קריאות מופיעות = readings appear

Even though מונה is masculine, it does not control the verb here, because it is not the main noun of the subject phrase. The main noun is קריאה.

מופיעה comes from the verb להופיע, which often means:

• to appear
• to show up
• to be displayed

In this sentence, the most natural sense is something like:

• appears
• is shown
• is displayed

So if this is from a technical or utility context, מופיעה may mean that the reading is shown/displayed next to the electricity meter.

ליד means next to, beside, or near.

So:

• ליד מונה החשמל = next to the electricity meter

It is a very common preposition for physical location.

Examples:

• ליד הבית = next to the house
• ליד הדלת = next to the door
• ליד מונה החשמל = next to the electricity meter

Again, this is because of the construct phrase pattern.

מונה החשמל literally means meter of the electricity, i.e. the electricity meter.

In construct phrases:

• the first noun usually does not get ה־
• the second noun can carry definiteness

So:

• מונה חשמל = an electricity meter
• מונה החשמל = the electricity meter

Putting ה־ on the first noun too would usually be incorrect in standard Hebrew for this structure.

Not always. מונה can mean different things depending on context, such as:

• meter
• counter
• gauge

In this sentence, because of החשמל, it clearly means electricity meter.

So:

• מונה החשמל = electricity meter
• in another context, מונה could refer to some other kind of counting or measuring device

The sentence is:

• קריאת המונה = subject
• מופיעה = verb
• ליד מונה החשמל = prepositional phrase of location

So the structure is basically:

subject + verb + location

This is a very normal Hebrew word order.

Literal breakdown:

• קריאת המונה = the meter reading
• מופיעה = appears / is displayed
• ליד מונה החשמל = next to the electricity meter

Yes, but it would usually sound less natural here.

Possible versions:

• קריאת המונה מופיעה ליד מונה החשמל = standard and natural
• הקריאה של המונה מופיעה ליד מונה החשמל = understandable, but less compact and less idiomatic in this context

Hebrew often prefers the construct form for short noun combinations like:

• קריאת המונה
• דלת הבית
• מונה החשמל

So this sentence is a good example of how common סמיכות is in real Hebrew.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

Kri'at ha-moneh mofi'ah leyad moneh ha-chashmal.

Word by word:

• קריאת = kri'AT
• המונה = ha-mo-NEH
• מופיעה = mo-fi-AH
• ליד = le-YAD
• מונה = mo-NEH
• החשמל = ha-chash-MAL

A learner should especially notice the pause-like break in קריאת and מופיעה, where the apostrophe marks a separation between vowels.

It is singular.

The main noun is קריאה = reading, which is singular feminine.

So:

• קריאת המונה מופיעה = the meter reading appears

If it were plural, you would expect something like:

• קריאות המונה מופיעות = the meter readings appear

The verb would also change to plural:

• מופיעות instead of מופיעה