Questions & Answers about המדריך אומר שהמסלול על ההר לא קשה אם יש מספיק מים.
The prefix ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, meaning the.
So:
- מדריך = guide / instructor
המדריך = the guide
- מסלול = route / trail / track
המסלול = the trail
- הר = mountain
- ההר = the mountain
Unlike English, Hebrew usually attaches the directly to the noun as a prefix instead of writing it as a separate word.
Because ש־ is a very common attached word meaning that.
So:
- ש־ = that
- המסלול = the trail
Together:
- שהמסלול = that the trail
This is normal in Hebrew: short function words are often attached directly to the following word.