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Rosh Hashanah en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌɹɑʃ(h)əˈʃɑnə/ (General-American)
  • /ˌɹɒʃ həˈʃɑːnə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Hebrew רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה (rosh hashaná, literally “head of the year”). Compare Yiddish ראָש־השנה (ròsh-(h)ashóne), Arabic رأس السنة (raʔs as-sana).

Meanings

  1. A specific occurrence of this holiday.

Forms

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Rosh Hashanah en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌɹɑʃ(h)əˈʃɑnə/ (General-American)
  • /ˌɹɒʃ həˈʃɑːnə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Hebrew רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה (rosh hashaná, literally “head of the year”). Compare Yiddish ראָש־השנה (ròsh-(h)ashóne), Arabic رأس السنة (raʔs as-sana).

Meanings

  1. (Judaism) The Jewish holiday marking the start of the liturgical year, taking place on the first two days of Tishrei, 163 days after the first day of Passover.
    • Rosh Hashanah begins a ten-day period during which Jews enter into self-examination and repentance, known as the Ten Days of Awe, which conclude on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. During this time, God, in a sense, withdraws His presence in order to create a hunger in the hearts of His people so that they will abandon all else in pursuit of Him. 2015, Rod Parsley, God's End-Time Calendar, Charisma House, →ISBN, page 107:
    • The past two days we have celebrated Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. 2021, Dr Philippa Kaye, Doctors Get Cancer Too, Vie Books, page 216:

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Relateds

shana tova (Jewish holiday)

Synonyms

Feast of Trumpets (Jewish holiday) · Day of Memorial (Jewish holiday) · Yom Teruah (Jewish holiday) · Jewish New Year (Jewish holiday)

Translations (15)

ar رَأْس السَّنَة (Jewish holiday) · fr Roch Hachana (Jewish holiday) · lad Rosh Ashana (Jewish holiday) · pl Święto Trąbek (Jewish holiday) · pl Rosz ha-Szana (Jewish holiday) · hu rós ha-sána (Jewish holiday) · yi ראָש־השנה (Jewish holiday) · ca Roix ha-Xanà (Jewish holiday) · ru Рош Ха-Шана (Jewish holiday) · hi रोश हशाना (Jewish holiday) · es Rosh Hashaná (Jewish holiday) · sv rosh hashana (Jewish holiday) · ar رَاش هَشَنَه رُوش هَاشَنَاه (Jewish holiday) · he רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה (Jewish holiday) · de Rosch ha-Schana (Jewish holiday)

wikidata: Q131028