{"id":9314,"date":"2023-07-14T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/?p=9314"},"modified":"2023-07-21T09:56:58","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T08:56:58","slug":"days-of-the-week-months-and-seasons-in-hebrew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utalk.com\/news\/days-of-the-week-months-and-seasons-in-hebrew\/","title":{"rendered":"Days of the Week, Months, and Seasons in Hebrew"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Discover how to talk about the days of the week, months, and seasons in Hebrew. Learn about two different calendars, both important if you’re learning the language, and where some of these words originally came from. Plus, grab some bonus time phrases at the end \u2013 great for any conversation!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Months in Hebrew<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
English<\/th>Hebrew<\/th>transliteration<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
January<\/td>\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05d0\u05e8<\/td>yanuar<\/td><\/tr>
February<\/td>\u05e4\u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05d0\u05e8<\/td>febru’ar<\/td><\/tr>
March<\/td>\u05de\u05e8\u05e5<\/td>merts<\/td><\/tr>
April<\/td>\u05d0\u05e4\u05e8\u05d9\u05dc<\/td>april<\/td><\/tr>
May<\/td>\u05de\u05d0\u05d9<\/td>may<\/td><\/tr>
June<\/td>\u05d9\u05d5\u05e0\u05d9<\/td>yuni<\/td><\/tr>
July<\/td>\u05d9\u05d5\u05dc\u05d9<\/td>yuli<\/td><\/tr>
August<\/td>\u05d0\u05d5\u05d2\u05d5\u05e1\u05d8<\/td>ogust<\/td><\/tr>
September<\/td>\u05e1\u05e4\u05d8\u05de\u05d1\u05e8<\/td>september<\/td><\/tr>
October<\/td>\u05d0\u05d5\u05e7\u05d8\u05d5\u05d1\u05e8<\/td>oktober<\/td><\/tr>
November<\/td>\u05e0\u05d5\u05d1\u05de\u05d1\u05e8<\/td>november<\/td><\/tr>
December<\/td>\u05d3\u05e6\u05de\u05d1\u05e8<\/td>detsember<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

These are the Gregorian months of the year and are the ones you’ll find in the uTalk app. You might notice that they’re quite similar to English \u2013 and if you speak some German, you’ll see that they’re even more similar to that language! This is because the Gregorian months of the year are, in fact, based on the German names of the Gregorian months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, there is also another calendar you might come across while learning Hebrew: The Hebrew or Jewish calendar. This is a lunisolar calendar which is both used for Jewish religious observance and is also the official calendar of Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hebrew calendar determines the dates for Jewish holidays, daily Psalm readings, dates to commemorate the death of a relative, and other ceremonial uses. In Israel, it’s used for religious purposes and is an official calendar for civil holidays alongside the Gregorian calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Month Number<\/th>Hebrew<\/th>Transliteration<\/th>Length<\/th>Holidays\/Notable Days<\/th>Notes<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
1<\/td>\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05e1\u05b8\u05df\u200e<\/td>Nissan<\/td>30 days<\/td>Passover<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05b8\u05bc\u05e8 \/ \u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05d9\u05b8\u05e8\u200e<\/td>Iyar<\/td>29 days<\/td>Pesach Sheni, Lag B’Omer<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d5\u05b8\u05df \/ \u05e1\u05d9\u05d5\u05d5\u05df\u200e<\/td>Siwan<\/td>30 days<\/td>Shavuot<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>\u05ea\u05b7\u05bc\u05de\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05d6<\/td>Tamuz<\/td>29 days<\/td>Seventeenth of Tammuz<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>\u05d0\u05b8\u05d1<\/td>Abu<\/td>30 days<\/td>Tisha B’Av, Tu B’Av<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>\u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc<\/td>Elul<\/td>29 days<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>\u05ea\u05b4\u05bc\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05e8\u05b5\u05d9 \/ \u05ea\u05b4\u05bc\u05e9\u05c1\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u200e<\/td>Tishrei<\/td>30 days<\/td>Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, Simchat Torah<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>\u05de\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05d7\u05b6\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05d5\u05b8\u05df \/ \u05de\u05e8\u05d7\u05e9\u05d5\u05d5\u05df \u200e<\/td>Marcheshvan, Cheshvan, Mar\u1e96eshwan<\/td>29 or 30 days<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
9<\/td>\u05db\u05b4\u05bc\u05e1\u05b0\u05dc\u05b5\u05d5 \/ \u05db\u05e1\u05dc\u05d9\u05d5\u200e<\/td>Kislev, Chisleu, Chislev<\/td>29 or 30 days<\/td>Hanukkah<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
10<\/td>\u05d8\u05b5\u05d1\u05b5\u05ea<\/td>Tebeth<\/td>29 days<\/td>Tenth of Tevet<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
11<\/td>\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05d1\u05b8\u05d8<\/td>Shevat, Shebat, Sebat<\/td>30 days<\/td>Tu Bishvat<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
12L*<\/td>\u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b8\u05e8 \u05d0\u05f3 \u200e<\/td>Adar I*<\/td>30 days<\/td><\/td>*Only in Leap years.<\/td><\/tr>
12<\/td>\u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b8\u05e8 \/ \u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b8\u05e8 \u05d1\u05f3* \u200e<\/td>Adar \/ Adar II*<\/td>29 days<\/td>Purim<\/td>*Only in Leap years.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

You’ll notice a difference in leap years, too. Where the Gregorian calendar usually only adds an extra day (29th February), the Hebrew calendar adds an entire extra month \u2013 Adar I, which slots in between Shevat and Adar (making it Adar II). This is why, some years, some of these holidays and festivals seem to move around so much!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Days of the week in Hebrew<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
English<\/th>Hebrew<\/th>transliteration<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Monday<\/td>\u05d9\u05d5\u05dd \u05e9\u05e0\u05d9<\/td>yom sheni<\/td><\/tr>
Tuesday<\/td>\u05d9\u05d5\u05dd \u05e9\u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05d9<\/td>yom shlishi<\/td><\/tr>
Wednesday<\/td>\u05d9\u05d5\u05dd \u05e8\u05d1\u05d9\u05e2\u05d9<\/td>yom revi’ei<\/td><\/tr>
Thursday<\/td>\u05d9\u05d5\u05dd \u05d7\u05de\u05d9\u05e9\u05d9<\/td>yom khamishi<\/td><\/tr>
Friday<\/td>\u05d9\u05d5\u05dd \u05e9\u05d9\u05e9\u05d9<\/td>yom shishi<\/td><\/tr>
Saturday<\/td>\u05d9\u05d5\u05dd \u05e9\u05d1\u05ea<\/td>yom shabat<\/td><\/tr>
Sunday<\/td>\u05d9\u05d5\u05dd \u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05d5\u05df<\/td>yom rishon<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If you know any Hebrew, then you should find the days of the week easy enough to learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s because \u05d9\u05d5\u05dd (yom) means ‘day’ and the words for \u2018first\u2019, \u2018second\u2019, \u2018third\u2019 and \u2018fourth\u2019 etc. are \u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05d5\u05df (rishon), \u05e9\u05e0\u05d9 (sheni), \u05e9\u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05d9 (shlishi), \u05e8\u05d1\u05d9\u05e2\u05d9 (revi’ei), \u05d7\u05de\u05d9\u05e9\u05d9 (khamishi), and \u05e9\u05d9\u05e9\u05d9 (shishi) respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exception is \u05e9\u05d1\u05ea (shabat), which means Shabbat or Sabbath \u2013 i.e. a weekly day of rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seasons in Hebrew<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
English<\/th>Hebrew<\/th>transliteration<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
spring<\/td>\u05d0\u05d1\u05d9\u05d1<\/td>aviv<\/td><\/tr>
summer<\/td>\u05e7\u05d9\u05e5<\/td>kaits<\/td><\/tr>
autumn<\/td>\u05e1\u05ea\u05d5<\/td>stav<\/td><\/tr>
winter<\/td>\u05d7\u05d5\u05e8\u05e3<\/td>khoref<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The word \u05d0\u05d1\u05d9\u05d1 (aviv), meaning ‘spring’, originally comes from a root meaning ‘to swell’ or ‘to ripen’, probably because this is the season when plants and fruit begin to grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summer, \u05e7\u05d9\u05e5 (kaits), is similar in origin to Arabic words like \u0642\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0638 (qayz), which means ‘oppressive heat’ or ‘midsummer’ or \u0642\u064e\u0627\u0638\u064e (q\u0101\u1e93a), which means ‘to be hot’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other Hebrew time phrases<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
English<\/th>Hebrew<\/th>transliteration<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
day<\/td>\u05d9\u05d5\u05dd<\/td>yom<\/td><\/tr>
night<\/td>\u05dc\u05d9\u05dc\u05d4<\/td>laila<\/td><\/tr>
week<\/td>\u05e9\u05d1\u05d5\u05e2<\/td>shavu’aa<\/td><\/tr>
month<\/td>\u05d7\u05d5\u05d3\u05e9<\/td>khodesh<\/td><\/tr>
year<\/td>\u05e9\u05e0\u05d4<\/td>shana<\/td><\/tr>
day before yesterday<\/td>\u05e9\u05dc\u05e9\u05d5\u05dd<\/td>shilshom<\/td><\/tr>
yesterday<\/td>\u05d0\u05ea\u05de\u05d5\u05dc<\/td>etmol<\/td><\/tr>
today<\/td>\u05d4\u05d9\u05d5\u05dd<\/td>ha’yom<\/td><\/tr>
tomorrow<\/td>\u05de\u05d7\u05e8<\/td>makhar<\/td><\/tr>
day after tomorrow<\/td>\u05de\u05d7\u05e8\u05ea\u05d9\u05d9\u05dd<\/td>mkhrataim<\/td><\/tr>
morning<\/td>\u05d1\u05d5\u05e7\u05e8<\/td>boker<\/td><\/tr>
afternoon<\/td>\u05d0\u05d7\u05e8 \u05d4\u05e6\u05d4\u05e8\u05d9\u05d9\u05dd<\/td>akhar hatsohoraim<\/td><\/tr>
evening<\/td>\u05e2\u05e8\u05d1<\/td>erev<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Unsurprisingly, considering the fact that Hebrew, like Arabic, is a Semitic language, lots of these terms are related to Arabic words or even derive from Proto-Semitic itself. If you already know some Arabic or Aramaic, do you recognise any on first glance?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let us know if you enjoyed learning the days of the week, months, and seasons in Hebrew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All the Hebrew words and phrases included in this post can be found in the Calendar topic on the uTalk app. Learn Hebrew with uTalk<\/a> and you’ll learn a total of around 2,500 words and phrases that are helpful for any occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have fun and happy language learning!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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