מי שם עם האחות?

there

Breakdown of מי שם עם האחות?

• מי: who
• עם: with
• אחות: sister

Questions & Answers about מי שם עם האחות?

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

In Hebrew, the verb to be is usually not stated in the present tense.

So where English says Who is there with the nurse/sister?, Hebrew naturally says:

מי שם עם האחות?
Literally: Who there with the nurse/sister?

This is completely normal Hebrew.

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What does שם mean here?

Here, שם means there.

A very common learner question is that the same spelling, שם, can also mean name. The difference is in pronunciation:

• שָם = there → pronounced sham
• שֵם = name → pronounced shem

In everyday unpointed Hebrew writing, they look the same, so you understand the meaning from context.

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