חשוון
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Hebrew
Alternative forms
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
- (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
Noun
חשוון • (kheshvn) m
- (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)