Tisha B'Av

English

Alternative forms

• Tisha B'Ab, tishe-bov

Etymology

From Hebrew תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב (Tish'a B'Áv, “the ninth day of Av”), from תִּשְׁעָה (tish'á, “nine”) + בְּ (b'-, “in”) + אָב ('Áv, “Av, fifth month of the Jewish Calendar”).

Proper noun

Tisha B'Av

2. (Judaism) An annual day of fasting, associated with a number of disasters in Jewish history.

Coordinate terms

• Eleh Ezkerah (midrash read on the day)
• Lamentations (book read on the day)
• the Three Weeks