Hebrew Time Vocabulary

Here are Hebrew words for time to start with: יום (yom, day), עֶרֶב (erev, evening), בוקר (boker, morning), לילה (layla, night). Below are 32 words (A1–C2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 4 themed lists.

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Time Basics

A1
EnglishHebrewTypeLevel
afternoonאחר הצהרייםachar hatsohorayimnounA1
dayיוםyomnounA1
eveningעֶרֶבerevnounA1
morningבוקרbokernounA1
nightלילהlaylanounA1
todayהיוםhayomadvA1
tomorrowמחרmacharadvA1
weekשבועshavuanounA1

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Time Intermediate

A1
EnglishHebrewTypeLevel
Fridayיום שישיyom shishinounA1
Mondayיום שניyom sheninounA1
Thursdayיום חמישיyom chamishinounA1
Tuesdayיום שלישיyom shlishinounA1
hourשעהsha'anounA1
minuteדקהdakanounA1
momentרגעreganounA1
monthחודשchodeshnounA1

Time Advanced

B1–C2
EnglishHebrewTypeLevel
chronologicalכרונולוגיkronologiadjB1
contemporaryעכשוויachshaviadjB2
punctualדייקןdayekanadjB2
simultaneousבו זמניbo zmaniadjB2
anachronismאנכרוניזםanachronizmnounC1
perpetuityנצחnetsachnounC1
retrospectiveרטרוספקטיביretrospektiviadjC1
antiquatedמיושןmeyushanadjC2

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Seasons & Natural Time

A1–B1
EnglishHebrewTypeLevel
autumnסתיוstavnounA1
springאביבavivnounA1
summerקיץkayitsnounA1
winterחורףchorefnounA1
noonצהרייםtsohorayimnounA2
duskבין הערבייםbein ha'arbayimnounB1
sunriseזריחהzrichanounB1
sunsetשקיעת השמשshki'at hashemeshnounB1

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A sample of the A1–C2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C2 words for time. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Hebrew words should I learn for time?

You could start with words like יום (yom, day), עֶרֶב (erev, evening), בוקר (boker, morning), לילה (layla, night). This page lists 32 Hebrew words for time (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Hebrew words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Hebrew words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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