This is the 173rd most frequent Hebrew word.
מאות
"מאות" in English means "hundreds."
In this sentence, 'מאות' describes a large number of people, specifically hundreds.
ישנם מאות אנשים שהגיעו לכנס החשוב הזה.
There are hundreds of people who attended this important conference.
Here, 'מאות' quantifies the large amount of hours required for work.
פרויקט זה הצריך יחד יותר ממאות שעות עבודה.
This project required together more than hundreds of hours of work.
In this sentence, 'מאות' is used to represent a significant quantity of variables in the research.