Second in Hebrew is שֵׁנִי (sheni).
It can also be said שניה, דקה, or דקות, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
second
/ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/ /ˈsɛk.(ə)nt/
These are the Hebrew words for second as an adjective.
second (numeral)
- שֵׁנִישניshenimasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
that comes after the first
- שֵׁנִישניsheniIn the Hebrew dictionary
These are the Hebrew words for second as a noun.
one-sixtieth of a minute; SI unit of time
- שְׁנִיָּהשניהsh'niyáfeminine
unit of angular measure
- שְׁנִיָּהשניהsh'niyáfeminine
short, indeterminate amount of time
- שְׁנִיָּהשניהsh'niyáfeminine
music: interval between two adjacent notes
- דַּקָּהדקהdakáfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
- דקותplural
These English words share a Hebrew word with second.
These words come before and after second in the list.
These are the questions people ask about second in Hebrew.
How do you say second in Hebrew?
second in Hebrew is שֵׁנִי, said sheni. Without vowel points it is written שני.
What are other Hebrew words for second?
Besides שני, second can be said שְׁנִיָּה (sh'niyá), דַּקָּה (daká), or דקות, depending on the meaning.
How is second pronounced in English?
second is pronounced /ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/, /ˈsɛk.(ə)nt/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry second and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.