אמש

עברית

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אמש

/ʔamʃ/
/ˈʔɛ.mɛʃ/
[ˈʔɛː.mɛʃ]
/ˈʔa.maʃ/
[ˈʔæː.mæʃ]
/ˈ(ʔ)e.meʃ/ Persian
/ˈɛ.mɛʃ/
/ˈ(ʔ)e.meʃ/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Cognate with Arabic أَمْس (ʔams, “yesterday”).

adverb אֶמֶשׁ · émesh · אֲמָשִׁים

formal last night וַֽיְהִי מִמָּחֳרָת וַתֹּאמֶר הַבְּכִירָה אֶל־הַצְּעִירָה הֵן־שָׁכַבְתִּי אֶמֶשׁ אֶת־אָבִי נַשְׁקֶנּוּ יַיִן גַּם־הַלַּיְלָה וּבֹאִי שִׁכְבִי עִמּוֹ וּנְחַיֶּה מֵאָבִינוּ זָֽרַע
archaic yesterday
archaic darkness, night

In English

yesterday day before today
last night previous evening or night

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {אמש},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}