יוֹם רְבִיעִי
yom reviímasculine
Wednesday in Hebrew is יוֹם רְבִיעִי (yom revií). Wiktionary also lists יום ד׳ (yom dálet).
Meaning: day of the week (noun)
Ways to say it
| Hebrew | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| יוֹם רְבִיעִי | yom revií | masculine |
| יום ד׳ | yom dálet | masculine |
The phrase is used to refer to the day of the week. While the standard way to say it is יוֹם רְבִיעִי, there are colloquial alternatives used in speech and writing.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase יוֹם רְבִיעִי literally means fourth day. The word רְבִיעִי is the masculine ordinal number for fourth, which matches the masculine noun יוֹם.
Which one should you use?
יוֹם רְבִיעִי is the standard form. In casual speech or writing, you may see the abbreviated יום ד׳ (yom dálet), which refers to the day by the name of the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase יוֹם רְבִיעִי, the adjective רְבִיעִי is the masculine form of the ordinal number 'fourth' to match the masculine noun יוֹם.
How do you pronounce it?
yom revií
Did you know?
- Hebrew lacks a specific, non-numeric name for Wednesday. Unlike English, which derives 'Wednesday' from the god Woden, the Hebrew term is purely a count of the week's progress.
- The word יוֹם is a cognate with the Arabic word for 'day', يَوْم (yawm), as both descend from the Proto-Semitic root *yawm-.
- Because the Hebrew week starts on Sunday, the 'fourth day' actually lands on Wednesday. In many other languages, the sequence would result in a different day.
Examples in context
- הַמְפָתֵחַ יַגִּיעַ בְּיוֹם רְבִיעִי.ha-mftach yagi'a be-yom revi'i.The key will arrive on Wednesday.
- אֲנִי לֹא פְּנוּיָה בְּיוֹם רְבִיעִי.ani lo pnuyah be-yom revi'i.I am not free on Wednesday.
- הַמִּפְגָּשׁ יִתְקַיֵּם בְּיוֹם רְבִיעִי.ha-mifgash yitkayem be-yom revi'i.The meeting will take place on Wednesday.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “Wednesday” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries יום, CC BY-SA 4.0.
