יום

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
י־ו־ם (y-w-m)

From Proto-Semitic *yawm-. Cognate with Arabic يوم.

Pronunciation

Noun

יוֹם • (yom) m (dual indefinite יומיים / יוֹמַיִם, plural indefinite יָמִים, singular construct יוֹם־, plural construct יְמֵי־ or יְמוֹת־)

  1. Day: the period between dawn and dusk.
  2. A day: a unit of time corresponding to the period of Earth's rotation.
    • Tanach, Deuteronomy 11:29:
      לְמַעַן יִרְבּוּ יְמֵיכֶם וִימֵי בְנֵיכֶם עַל הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע ה׳ לַאֲבֹתֵיכֶם לָתֵת לָהֶם כִּימֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם עַל הָאָרֶץ׃
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  3. Daylight.
  4. (Judaism) A time period from a nightfall until the following nightfall

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew יוֹם (yom).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɔm/

Noun

יום • (yom) m, plural ימים (yomim)

  1. day
    Synonym: (usual word) טאָג (tog)
  2. (Judaism) Psalm of the day
  3. (Judaism) A time period from a nightfall until the following nightfall

Derived terms

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