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Day in Hebrew is יוֹם (yom).

It can also be said יממה, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

יוֹם
yom
noun · masculine
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In English

day

/deɪ̯/ /dæɪ̯/

English words in HebrewWords starting with D

These are the Hebrew words for day as a noun.

period of 24 hours

period between sunrise and sunset

period from midnight to the following midnight

part of a day period which one spends at one's job, school, etc.

This is more about the Hebrew word יוֹם.

Written with vowel points
יוֹם
Written without vowel points
יום
Said
yom
Plural
יָמִים
Its meanings in English
day, Day: the period between dawn and dusk, A day: a unit of time corresponding to the period of Earth's rotation, Daylight, A time period from a nightfall until the following nightfall

The Hebrew dictionary's page for יום, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with day.

These words come before and after day in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨day⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨day⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨day⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨יוֹם⁩, said yom. Without vowel points it is written ⁨יום⁩. Its plural is ⁨יָמִים⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨day⁩?

Besides ⁨יום⁩, ⁨day⁩ can be said ⁨יְמָמָה⁩ (yemama), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨יום⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨יום⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨יום⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨day⁩, ⁨יום⁩ can mean ⁨Day: the period between dawn and dusk, A day: a unit of time corresponding to the period of Earth's rotation, Daylight, and A time period from a nightfall until the following nightfall⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry day and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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