למה זה קשור, לעבודה או לבית?

In this sentence, למה means to what, not why.

That is because קשור usually goes with ל־:
קשור ל־... = related to ... / connected to ...

So:

• למה זה קשור? = To what is this related?
• not Why is this related?

In normal unpointed Hebrew, the same spelling למה can mean either why or to what. The context tells you which one is intended.

Because Hebrew often attaches prepositions directly to question words.

Here, למה is basically:

• ל־ = to
• מה = what

So למה literally means to what.

That is very common in Hebrew. You will often see prepositions attached this way:

• במה = with what / in what
• ממה = from what
• על מה or sometimes attached in other patterns depending on the preposition

קשור literally means tied or connected, and very often idiomatically it means related.

So:

• זה קשור לעבודה = This is related to work
• זה קשור לבית = This is related to home

Grammatically, קשור behaves like an adjective here, but in meaning it works a lot like English related or connected.

Hebrew often puts the question word first.

So למה זה קשור? is the normal, neutral order for a question like this:

• To what is this related?

You may also hear:

• זה קשור למה?

That version is possible too, but it can sound more conversational, more like a follow-up question, or more like Related to what?

So:

• למה זה קשור? = standard, neutral question order
• זה קשור למה? = also natural, often more colloquial or emphatic

Because the subject is זה, which is grammatically masculine singular.

So the adjective matches it:

• זה קשור = masculine singular
• זאת קשורה = feminine singular
• אלה קשורים / קשורות = plural

Even if English would translate זה as this or it, Hebrew still makes the adjective agree in gender and number.

Both words have the preposition ל־ attached to them.

• לעבודה = to work / to the work
• לבית = to a house/home / to the house/home

In unpointed Hebrew, this spelling does not always show whether the noun is definite or not. Context decides.

Also, when ל־ combines with the definite article ה־, Hebrew merges them in writing. So forms like לבית and לעבודה can represent expressions that English would translate either more generally (to work, home) or definitely (to the house, to the work), depending on context.

In this sentence, the most natural English sense is usually just work or home.

It can mean either, depending on context.

Literally, בית is house, but very often in everyday speech it corresponds to home in English.

So in this sentence:

• לעבודה או לבית is most naturally understood as work or home

Even though a very literal translation might give house, English normally prefers home here.

Because both nouns are connected to קשור ל־.

The full logic is:

• related to work
• or related to home

Repeating the preposition before each option is standard and clear Hebrew, just as in English you might say related to work or to home, even though English often omits the second to.

Hebrew commonly keeps the preposition with each item:

• לעבודה או לבית rather than leaving it only on the first one.

או means or.

It links the two possible categories:

• לעבודה = to work
• לבית = to home / home
• לעבודה או לבית = to work or home

Its position is just like English: it sits between the two alternatives.

The comma marks a pause between the general question and the two choices:

• למה זה קשור,
• לעבודה או לבית?

So the rhythm is something like:

• What is this related to — work or home?

In casual writing, some people might omit the comma. It is mainly helping show the pause and the structure of the sentence.

Yes, it is natural.

It sounds like someone is asking which area something belongs to or concerns:

• Is this related to work or to home?
• What is this connected with, work or home?

A speaker might also say a shorter version if the context is already clear, for example:

• זה קשור לעבודה או לבית?

But the given sentence is perfectly normal and clear.