How to say sleep in Hebrew

לִישׁוֹן is the infinitive “to sleep,” built from the root י־שׁ־ן.

Usage

Bedtime routines and complaints about fatigue. Pairs with לילה טוב and יום for cycles.

Without vowels

לישון

With vowels (nikud)

לִישׁוֹן

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לַיְלָה טוֹב

good night

LAI-la tov

לַיְלָה

night

LAI-la

יוֹם

day

yom

לַעֲבוֹד

work

la-a-VOD

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