Sunday
יוֹם רִאשׁוֹן
[Yom Rishon]
Word Forms
📖 Translation
Sunday
The first day of the week in the Jewish calendar, corresponding to Sunday in the secular calendar, which typically marks the start of the work week in Israel.
💬 Usage Examples
מָחָר יִהְיֶה יוֹם רִאשׁוֹן, נַחְזֹר לַעֲבוֹדָה.
Machar yihiyeh yom rishon, nachzor la'avoda.
Tomorrow will be Sunday, we will return to work.
בְּיוֹם רִאשׁוֹן אֲנִי תָּמִיד עוֹשֶׂה קְנִיּוֹת לַשָּׁבוּעַ.
B'yom rishon ani tamid oseh kniyot la'shavua.
On Sunday I always do the shopping for the week.
הַיְּלָדִים מְאֹהֲבִים אֶת יוֹם רִאשׁוֹן כִּי אֵין לָהֶם לִימוּדִים.
Ha-yeladim me'ohavim et yom rishon ki ein lahem limudim.
The children love Sunday because they have no studies.
💡 Memory Tip
Literally means 'first day' (Yom - day, Rishon - first). This is a direct inheritance from the biblical counting of the days of the week.