Year
שָׁנָה
[Shanah]
Word Forms
Feminine (Sing.)
שָׁנָה
[Shanah]
Plural (Fem.)
שָׁנִים
[Shanim]
📖 Translation
Year
A period of time equal to 12 months or 365/366 days, also used for 'academic year' or 'age' in Modern Hebrew.
💬 Usage Examples
כַּמָּה שָׁנִים אַתָּה בֶּן?
Kama shanim ata ben?
How old are you?
בַּשָּׁנָה הַבָּאָה נִסְעָה לְחוּ"ל.
Ba-shanah ha-ba'ah nis'a le-khul.
Next year we will travel abroad.
זֶה הָיָה לִפְנֵי שָׁנָה.
Ze haya lifnei shanah.
This was a year ago.