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Etmol (אתמול) means yesterday in Hebrew.

It is an adverb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

אֶתְמוֹל
etmol
adverb
In English

yesterday

The stress falls on the part in bold.

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The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Etmol.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    היום שקדם ליום הנוכחי.
    כִּי אֶלֶף שָׁנִים בְּעֵינֶיךָ כְּיוֹם אֶתְמוֹל כִּי יַעֲבֹר וְאַשְׁמוּרָה בַלָּיְלָה
  2. 2
    דבר השייך לעבר, דבר שהתיישן.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Etmol is an adverb.

Written with vowel points
אֶתְמוֹל
Written without vowel points
אתמול
Said
etmol
Root
ת־מ־ל
Pattern
אֶקְטוֹל
Gematria
477

This is how Etmol is said in other languages.

English
yesterday
Arabic
أمس
Russian
вчера
Spanish
ayer
German
gestern
Yiddish
נעכטן

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These words rhyme with Etmol.

The word Etmol is part of these phrases and sayings.

  • כתמול שלשום

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What does Etmol (⁨אתמול⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Etmol (⁨אתמול⁩) means yesterday. It is said etmol, with the stress on mol.

What is a synonym for Etmol (⁨אתמול⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Etmol (⁨אתמול⁩) are ⁨תמול⁩, ⁨אמש⁩, and ⁨עבר⁩.

What is the opposite of Etmol (⁨אתמול⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Etmol (⁨אתמול⁩) are ⁨מחר⁩.

What rhymes with Etmol (⁨אתמול⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Etmol (⁨אתמול⁩) include ⁨גדול⁩, ⁨קול⁩, ⁨כול⁩, ⁨אלכוהול⁩, ⁨חול⁩, and ⁨גבעול⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אתמול of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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