Yom zikaron (יום זיכרון) means Memorial Day in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
Memorial Day
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Yom zikaron.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חג יהודי המצוין באחד לתשרי.
- 2יום המצוין לזכר מאורע מסוים, עפ"ר כיום אבל לזכר אנשים שנפלו.
וְהָיָה הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה לָכֶם לְזִכָּרוֹן וְחַגֹּתֶם אֹתוֹ חַג לַיהוה לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם חֻקַּת עוֹלָם תְּחָגֻּהוּ.
- 3מקור הצירוף מהתנ"ך נסיונות לקשור בין שתי ההגדרות מסופקות.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Yom zikaron is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- יוֹם זִכָּרוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- יום זיכרון
- Said
- yom zikaron
- Root
- ז־כ־ר
- Plural
- יְמֵי־זִכָּרוֹן
- Inflections
- ר' יְמֵי־זִכָּרוֹן
- Gematria
- 349
This is how Yom zikaron is said in other languages.
- English
- Memorial Day
These words mean nearly the same as Yom zikaron.
The word Yom zikaron comes from the root ז־כ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Yom zikaron in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yom zikaron.
What does Yom zikaron (יום זיכרון) mean in Hebrew?
Yom zikaron (יום זיכרון) means Memorial Day. It is said yom zikaron, with the stress on ron.
What is a synonym for Yom zikaron (יום זיכרון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Yom zikaron (יום זיכרון) are יום הדין, יום תרועה, and ראש השנה.
Is Yom zikaron (יום זיכרון) masculine or feminine?
The word Yom zikaron (יום זיכרון) is a masculine noun, and its plural is יְמֵי־זִכָּרוֹן.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry יום זכרון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.