Yom Ha'atzmaut
/ˌjɔːm hɑːˌʔats.maˈʔut/noun
The Israeli national day commemorating the declaration of independence in 1948.
Did you know?Yom Ha'atzmaut is observed on the 5th of Iyar in the Hebrew calendar, so its Gregorian date changes each year and can be moved to avoid conflicts with Shabbat observance.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*yawm-
“Day or daylight period”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
יוֹם (yom)
“Day”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
עֶצֶם (ʿetsem)
“Bone, substance, or essence; the root underlying the later idea of selfhood”
Modern Hebrew
Hebrew
עַצְמָאוּת (ʿaṣmaʾūt)
“Independence; a modern Hebrew formation based on the concept of being self-governing”
1948–present
Modern Hebrew / English
יוֹם הָעַצְמָאוּת (Yom Haʿatzmaut)
“Day of Independence, the Israeli national holiday commemorating independence declared on 14 May 1948”
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