אל תדלג על הפסקה הזאת; יש בה רמז חשוב לפירוש של המילה.

Because אל is the normal word for a negative command in Hebrew.

• אל תדלג = Don’t skip
• לא תדלג would usually not be the normal everyday way to give this command

A useful contrast:

• אני לא מדלג = I’m not skipping / I don’t skip
• אל תדלג = Don’t skip

So אל is used for telling someone not to do something.

תדלג is a future-tense form that Hebrew also uses for commands after אל.

Here it is:

• root: ד־ל־ג
• basic idea: skip / leap over
• form: you (masculine singular) will skip

After אל, that future form means:

• אל תדלג = don’t skip

So even though it looks like a future form, in this sentence it functions as a command.

Yes. תדלג here is the masculine singular form.

Other possible forms would be different, for example:

• to a woman: אל תדלגי
• to a group of men or mixed group: אל תדלגו
• to a group of women: אל תדלגנה (more formal/literary; much less common in everyday speech)

So the sentence, as written, is speaking to one male listener or reader.

Because the verb לדלג often takes על when it means to skip over something.

So:

• לדלג על משהו = to skip something / skip over something

Examples:

• דלגתי על העמוד הזה = I skipped this page
• אל תדלג על הפסקה הזאת = Don’t skip this paragraph

This is very similar to English skip over.

Yes, הפסקה can mean more than one thing depending on context.

Common meanings include:

• break / recess
• pause
• paragraph

In this sentence, it clearly means paragraph, because it is followed by:

• יש בה רמז חשוב לפירוש של המילה
• there is an important clue in it for the interpretation/meaning of the word

That makes sense for a paragraph, not for a coffee break or pause.

So here:

• הפסקה הזאת = this paragraph

In Hebrew, demonstratives like this usually come after the noun.

So:

• הפסקה הזאת = this paragraph
• literally: the paragraph this

This is normal Hebrew word order.

A few more examples:

• הספר הזה = this book
• המילה הזאת = this word
• הילד הזה = this boy

Also notice that the noun usually has ה־ and the demonstrative also reflects definiteness.

Literally, יש בה means there is in it.

Breakdown:

• יש = there is / there are
• בה = in her / in it (feminine)

Since הפסקה is a feminine noun, בה refers back to it:

• יש בה רמז חשוב = There is an important clue in it
• more naturally: It contains an important clue

This kind of structure is very common in Hebrew.

Because בה matches the noun הפסקה, which is feminine singular.

Hebrew prepositions often attach directly to pronoun endings:

• בו = in him / in it (masculine)
• בה = in her / in it (feminine)
• בהם = in them (masculine or mixed)
• בהן = in them (feminine)

Since פסקה is feminine:

• יש בה = there is in it

If the noun were masculine, you would expect בו instead.

רמז means hint, clue, or indication.

In this sentence, clue is often the most natural translation because the sentence suggests that the paragraph helps you understand the word.

So:

• רמז חשוב = an important hint/clue

Depending on context, רמז can be:

• a subtle hint in conversation
• a clue in a text
• an indirect sign pointing to meaning

Here ל־ means something like for.

So:

• רמז חשוב לפירוש של המילה
• literally: an important clue for the interpretation/explanation of the word

This ל־ shows what the clue helps with.

Compare:

• מפתח לפתרון = a key to the solution
• רמז לתשובה = a clue to the answer
• רמז לפירוש של המילה = a clue to the meaning/interpretation of the word

They overlap, but they are not always identical.

• משמעות usually means meaning in a more direct sense
• פירוש can mean explanation, interpretation, or meaning

In this sentence, פירוש suggests not just a dictionary meaning, but the way the word should be understood in context.

So:

• פירוש של המילה = the interpretation/explanation/meaning of the word

If the sentence had משמעות המילה, it would sound a bit more like the meaning of the word in a straightforward sense. פירוש can feel a little more interpretive.

Hebrew often uses של to mean of:

• פירוש של המילה = the interpretation of the word

This is a very common and natural structure in modern Hebrew.

Hebrew also has a construct form called סמיכות, and in some cases you might see something like:

• פירוש המילה

That is also possible and often slightly more concise or formal. In everyday modern Hebrew, both patterns can appear, but של is extremely common and easy to use.

Yes. Both are grammatical.

• יש בה רמז חשוב... = There is an important clue in it...
• יש בפסקה הזאת רמז חשוב... = There is an important clue in this paragraph...

Using בה avoids repeating הפסקה הזאת and makes the sentence flow more naturally. It is similar to English using it instead of repeating this paragraph.

The second half is:

• יש בה רמז חשוב לפירוש של המילה

Literally:

• there is in it a clue important for-the-interpretation of the word

Natural English rearranges that to:

• There is an important clue in it to the meaning of the word
• or better: It contains an important clue to the meaning of the word

Hebrew often allows this kind of order with יש:

1. יש = there is
2. location or prepositional phrase = בה
3. the thing that exists = רמז חשוב
4. extra detail = לפירוש של המילה

So the structure is very normal Hebrew, even though it is not word-for-word English.

It sounds like clear, helpful instruction—something a teacher, editor, textbook, or dictionary note might say.

• אל תדלג על הפסקה הזאת = a warning or instruction
• יש בה רמז חשוב... = the reason for that instruction

So the tone is not angry; it is more like:

• Don’t skip this paragraph, because it matters

The semicolon helps connect the command with its explanation in a slightly formal written style.