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Yom (יום) means day in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

יוֹם
yom
noun · masculine
In English

day

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with י

The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Yom.

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

  1. 1
    פרק הזמן בו כדור הארץ משלים סיבוב אחד סביב צירו.
    וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לָאוֹר יוֹם, וְלַחֹשֶׁךְ קָרָא לָיְלָה; וַיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַיְהִי־בֹקֶר, יוֹם אֶחָד.
  2. 2
    בהשאלהשעות האור, בהן השמש בשמים.
    וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לָאוֹר יוֹם, וְלַחֹשֶׁךְ קָרָא לָיְלָה; וַיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַיְהִי־בֹקֶר, יוֹם אֶחָד.

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

The word Yom is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
יוֹם
Written without vowel points
יום
Said
yom
Root
י־ו־מ
Pattern
קוֹל
Plural
יָמִים
Inflections
ר' יָמִים; יוֹם־, ר' יְמֵי־ או יְמוֹת־; זוגי יוֹמַיִם
Gematria
56

This is how Yom is said in other languages.

English
day
Arabic
يوم
Russian
день
French
jour
Spanish
día
German
Tag
Yiddish
טאָג

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אכדית, אִימּוּ immu אור-יום.

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What does Yom (⁨יום⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Yom (⁨יום⁩) means day. It is said yom, with the stress on yom.

What is a synonym for Yom (⁨יום⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Yom (⁨יום⁩) are ⁨יממה⁩ and ⁨שנה⁩.

What is the opposite of Yom (⁨יום⁩)?

Words that mean the opposite of Yom (⁨יום⁩) are ⁨לילה⁩.

What rhymes with Yom (⁨יום⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Yom (⁨יום⁩) include ⁨מקום⁩, ⁨אטום⁩, ⁨אדום⁩, ⁨חום⁩, ⁨דרום⁩, and ⁨חרטום⁩.

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

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