Questions & Answers about זה שהתפקיד נשמע מעניין לא אומר שהוא מתאים לי.
What does זה ש־ mean at the beginning of the sentence?
זה ש־ is a very common Hebrew structure meaning the fact that... or just because... depending on context.
In this sentence, זה שהתפקיד נשמע מעניין means:
- the fact that the position sounds interesting
- or more naturally in English: just because the position sounds interesting
So זה ש־ is not really this that word-for-word in normal English. It introduces a whole clause and turns it into the subject of the sentence.
Why is there a ש attached to זה and then another one in שהתפקיד?
The ש־ here is the Hebrew connector meaning that.
In זה שהתפקיד נשמע מעניין, the ש־ connects זה to the clause that follows:
- זה ש־... = the fact that...
So שהתפקיד is really:
- ש־ = that
- התפקיד = the role / the position
This is completely normal Hebrew. You will often see ש־ attached directly to the next word.
What exactly is התפקיד here?