Year in Hebrew is שָׁנָה (shaná).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
שָׁנָה
shaná
noun · feminine
In English
year
/jɪə/ /jɜː/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for year as a noun.
time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun
- שָׁנָהשנהshanáfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word שָׁנָה.
- Written with vowel points
- שָׁנָה
- Written without vowel points
- שנה
- Said
- shaná
- Plural
- שָׁנִים
The Hebrew dictionary's page for שנה, with its synonyms and rhymes
These English words share a Hebrew word with year.
These words come before and after year in the list.
These are the questions people ask about year in Hebrew.
How do you say year in Hebrew?
year in Hebrew is שָׁנָה, said shaná. Without vowel points it is written שנה. Its plural is שָׁנִים.
Is שנה masculine or feminine?
The word שנה is feminine.
How is year pronounced in English?
year is pronounced /jɪə/, /jɜː/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry year 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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