Skip to main content

Week in Hebrew is שָׁבוּעַ (shavúa').

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

שָׁבוּעַ
shavúa'
noun · masculine
In English

week

/wiːk/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with W

These are the Hebrew words for week as a noun.

period of seven days

This is more about the Hebrew word שָׁבוּעַ.

Written with vowel points
שָׁבוּעַ
Written without vowel points
שבוע
Said
shavúa'
Plural
שָׁבוּעוֹת
Its meanings in English
week, week, period of seven days

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

These words come before and after week in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨week⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨week⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨week⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨שָׁבוּעַ⁩, said shavúa'. Without vowel points it is written ⁨שבוע⁩. Its plural is ⁨שָׁבוּעוֹת⁩.

Is ⁨שבוע⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨שבוע⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨שבוע⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨week⁩, ⁨שבוע⁩ can mean ⁨week, period of seven days⁩.

How is ⁨week⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨week⁩ is pronounced ⁨/wiːk/⁩.

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

Keep exploring