חשוון

Hebrew

Alternative forms

• מרחשוון / מַרְחֶשְׁוָן

Etymology

Clipping of מרחשוון / מַרְחֶשְׁוָן (markheshván), by metathesis from Akkadian 𒌗𒀳 (^itiwaraḫsamnu, literally “the eighth month”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

חשוון / חֶשְׁוָן • (ḥeshván) m

1. (Judaism) Cheshvan (the second month of the civil year and the eighth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Tishrei and before Kislev)

   Synonym: בול (Bul)

See also

• (Hebrew calendar months) תשרי, חשוון, כסלו, טבת, שבט, אדר, ניסן, אייר, סיוון, תמוז, אב, אלול ^{(Category: he:Hebrew calendar months)}

Further reading

• חשוון on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew חשוון / חֶשְׁוָן.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈχɛʃvn̩/

Noun

חשוון • (kheshvn) m

1. (Judaism) Cheshvan (the second month of the civil year and the eighth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Tishrei and before Kislev)

See also

• (Hebrew calendar months) תּשרי (tishre), חשוון (kheshvn), כּסלו (kislev), טבֿת (teyves), שבֿט (shvat), אָדר (oder), ניסן (nisn), אייר (iyer), סיוון (sivn), תּמוז (tamez), אָבֿ (ov), אלול (elel) ^{(Category: yi:Hebrew calendar months)}