הברית חשובה.

The alliance is important.

Breakdown of הברית חשובה.

• חשוב: important
• ברית: alliance; pact

Questions & Answers about הברית חשובה.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

In Hebrew, present-tense sentences often do not use a separate word for is / am / are.

So:

• הברית חשובה = The covenant is important

There is no present-tense equivalent of is here. This is completely normal Hebrew.

Compare:

• הילד עייף = The boy is tired
• העיר גדולה = The city is big

But in past or future, Hebrew does use a verb:

• הברית הייתה חשובה = The covenant was important
• הברית תהיה חשובה = The covenant will be important

What does the ה at the beginning of הברית do?

The ה is the Hebrew definite article, meaning the.

So:

• ברית = covenant / pact / alliance
• הברית = the covenant / the pact / the alliance

This ה is very common in Hebrew and is attached directly to the noun.

Examples:

• ספר = book
• הספר = the book

Why does חשובה come after הברית instead of before it?