יום

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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

Declension of יוֹם
Number Isolated forms With possessive pronouns
State Form Person singular plural
m. f. m. f.
singular indefinite יוֹם first יוֹמִי יוֹמֵנוּ
definite הַיּוֹם second יוֹמְךָ יוֹמֵךְ יוֹמְכֶם יוֹמְכֶן
construct יוֹם־ third יוֹמוֹ יוֹמָהּ יוֹמָם יוֹמָן
dual indefinite יומיים / יוֹמַיִם first יומיי / יוֹמַי יוֹמֵינוּ
definite היומיים / הַיּוֹמַיִם second יוֹמֶיךָ יומייך / יוֹמַיִךְ יוֹמֵיכֶם יוֹמֵיכֶן
construct יוֹמֵי־ third יוֹמָיו יוֹמֶיהָ יוֹמֵיהֶם יוֹמֵיהֶן
plural indefinite יָמִים first ימיי / יָמַי יָמֵינוּ
definite הַיָּמִים second יָמֶיךָ ימייך / יָמַיִךְ יְמֵיכֶם יְמֵיכֶן
construct יְמֵי־ third יָמָיו יָמֶיהָ יְמֵיהֶם יְמֵיהֶן

Derived terms

Further reading

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew יוֹם (yom).

Pronunciation

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

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