יום

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
י־ו־ם

From Proto-Semitic *yawm-.

Noun

יוֹם (yom) m (dual indefinite יומיים \ יוֹמַיִם, plural indefinite יָמִים, singular construct יוֹם־, plural construct יְמֵי־)

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

Declension

Derived terms

  • יומי (daily, adjective)
  • יומן m (diary)
  • יומם (by day)

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew יוֹם (yom).

Noun

יום (yom) m, plural ימים (yomim)

  1. day
    Synonym: טאָג (tog) (usual word)
  2. (Judaism) Psalm of the day

Derived terms

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