הגוף של הכלב חם.

The dog's body is hot.

Breakdown of הגוף של הכלב חם.

• כלב: dog
• חם: hot
• של: of
• גוף: body

Questions & Answers about הגוף של הכלב חם.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

In Hebrew, the verb to be is usually omitted in the present tense.

So:

• הגוף של הכלב חם = The body of the dog is warm / The dog's body is warm

There is no separate present-tense word for is here.

But in other tenses, Hebrew does use forms of to be, for example:

• הגוף של הכלב היה חם = The dog's body was warm
• הגוף של הכלב יהיה חם = The dog's body will be warm

What does של mean here?

של means of or works like the English 's.

So:

• הגוף של הכלב = the body of the dog
• more naturally in English: the dog's body

This is a very common Hebrew way to show possession:

• הספר של הילד = the boy's book
• הבית של המורה = the teacher's house

Why do both הגוף and הכלב have ה־?