Shilshom (שלשום) means day before yesterday in Hebrew.
It can also mean ereyesterday. It is an adverb, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שִׁלְשׁוֹם
shilshom
adverb
In English
day before yesterday, ereyesterday
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shilshom.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1היום שלפני אתמול, היום שהיה לפני יומיים.
The word Shilshom is an adverb.
- Written with vowel points
- שִׁלְשׁוֹם
- Written without vowel points
- שלשום
- Said
- shilshom
- Root
- ש־ל־ש
- Gematria
- 676
This is how Shilshom is said in other languages.
- English
- day before yesterday, ereyesterday
- French
- avant-hier
- German
- vorgestern
These words rhyme with Shilshom.
The word Shilshom is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כתמול שלשום
- מתמול שלשום
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The word Shilshom comes from the root ש־ל־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Shilshom in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shilshom.
What does Shilshom (שלשום) mean in Hebrew?
Shilshom (שלשום) means day before yesterday and ereyesterday. It is said shilshom, with the stress on shom.
What rhymes with Shilshom (שלשום)?
Words that rhyme with Shilshom (שלשום) include מקום, אטום, אדום, יום, חום, and דרום.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שלשום of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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