Once upon a time in Hebrew is הָיֹה הָיָה (hayó hayá).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
In English
once upon a time
/ˈwʌns.əˈpɑn.əˈtaɪ̯m/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for once upon a time as an adverb.
traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales
- הָיֹה הָיָההיה היהhayó hayámasculine
These words come before and after once upon a time in the list.
These are the questions people ask about once upon a time in Hebrew.
How do you say once upon a time in Hebrew?
once upon a time in Hebrew is הָיֹה הָיָה, said hayó hayá. Without vowel points it is written היה היה.
How is once upon a time pronounced in English?
once upon a time is pronounced /ˈwʌns.əˈpɑn.əˈtaɪ̯m/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry once upon a time 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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