The Hebrew names for the days of the week are simply the day number within the week. In Hebrew, these names may be abbreviated using the numerical value of the Hebrew letters, for example יום א׳ (Day 1, or Yom Rishon (יום ראשון)): Yom Ekhad (יום אחד) = "day one" or Yom Rishon - יום ראשון (abbreviated יום א׳) = "first day" = Sunday (starting at preceding sunset) Yom Sheni - יום שני (abbr. יום ב׳) = "second day" = Monday Yom Shlishi - יום שלישי Read more [...]