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Sunday in Hebrew is יוֹם רִאשׁוֹן (yom rishón).

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

יוֹם רִאשׁוֹן
yom rishón
noun · masculine
In English

Sunday

/ˈsʌn.deɪ/ /ˈsʌn.di/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with S

These are the Hebrew words for Sunday as a noun.

day of the week

  • יוֹם רִאשׁוֹןיום ראשוןyom rishónmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
  • יוֹם א׳יום א׳yom álefmasculine

This is more about the Hebrew word יוֹם רִאשׁוֹן.

Written with vowel points
יוֹם רִאשׁוֹן
Written without vowel points
יום ראשון
Said
yom rishón
Plural
ימי ראשון

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

These English words share a Hebrew word with Sunday.

These words come before and after Sunday in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨Sunday⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨Sunday⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨Sunday⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨יוֹם רִאשׁוֹן⁩, said yom rishón. Without vowel points it is written ⁨יום ראשון⁩. Its plural is ⁨ימי ראשון⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨Sunday⁩?

Besides ⁨יום ראשון⁩, ⁨Sunday⁩ can be said ⁨יוֹם א׳⁩ (yom álef), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨יום ראשון⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨יום ראשון⁩ is masculine.

How is ⁨Sunday⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨Sunday⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈsʌn.deɪ/, /ˈsʌn.di/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry Sunday 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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