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Time – Numbers & Expressions

There is a special form in Hebrew for doubling some of the time units by

adding ‫ ִים‬at the end of the word.

Example: ‫ ָשעֹות = ְש ָע ָת ִיים‬2

English ‫ִע ְב ִרית‬

two hours ‫ָש ָע ַת ִים‬
two days ‫יֹו ַמ ִים‬
two weeks ‫ְׁשבּו ַע ִים‬
two months ‫ָח ְׁד ַש ִים‬
two years ‫ְׁש ָנ ַת ִים‬

Note: that's why for the number 200 we say ‫ ָמאת ִים‬instead of ‫ְש ֵתי ֵמאֹות‬

English ‫ִע ְב ִרית‬

before, ago ‫ִל ְׁפ ֵני‬
one year ago ‫ִל ְׁפ ֵני ָש ָנה‬
before the.... ....‫ִל ְׁפ ֵני ַה‬
before the lesson ‫ִל ְׁפ ֵני ַה ִשעּור‬
after
after one week ‫ַא ֲח ֵרי‬
after the.... ‫ַא ֲח ֵרי ָשבּו ַע‬
after the lesson ....‫ַא ֲח ֵרי ַה‬
‫ַא ֲח ֵרי ַה ִשעּור‬
in... (future time)
in one month ...‫ְׁבעֹוד‬
‫ְׁבעֹוד ח ֶדש‬

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