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Weekend in Hebrew is סוֹף שָׁבוּעַ (sof shavúa').

It can also be said סופ״ש or סופש, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

סוֹף שָׁבוּעַ
sof shavúa'
noun · masculine
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In English

weekend

/wiːˈkɛnd/ /ˈwiːˌkɛnd/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with W

These are the Hebrew words for weekend as a noun.

break in the working week

  • סוֹף שָׁבוּעַסוף שבועsof shavúa'masculine
  • סוֹפָ״שׁסופ״שsofá"shmasculine
  • סופשsofashmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary

This is more about the Hebrew word סוֹף שָׁבוּעַ.

Written with vowel points
סוֹף שָׁבוּעַ
Written without vowel points
סוף שבוע
Said
sof shavúa'
Plural
סוֹפֵי שָׁבוּעַ

These words come before and after weekend in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨weekend⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨weekend⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨weekend⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨סוֹף שָׁבוּעַ⁩, said sof shavúa'. Without vowel points it is written ⁨סוף שבוע⁩. Its plural is ⁨סוֹפֵי שָׁבוּעַ⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨weekend⁩?

Besides ⁨סוף שבוע⁩, ⁨weekend⁩ can be said ⁨סוֹפָ״שׁ⁩ (sofá"sh) or ⁨סופש⁩ (sofash), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨סוף שבוע⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨סוף שבוע⁩ is masculine.

How is ⁨weekend⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨weekend⁩ is pronounced ⁨/wiːˈkɛnd/, /ˈwiːˌkɛnd/⁩.

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