Rosh Hashanah

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Rosh Hashanah

Alternative forms

Rosh Hashana

Etymology

From Yiddish ראָש־השנה (ròsh-(h)ashóne), from Hebrew רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה (rosh hashaná, literally “head of the year”).

Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -ɑːnə
Hyphenation: Rosh‧Ha‧sha‧nah

Proper noun

Rosh Hashanah

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.
- 2021, Dr Philippa Kaye, Doctors Get Cancer Too, Vie Books, page 216:
  The past two days we have celebrated Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.

Synonyms

(Jewish holiday): Jewish New Year, Feast of Trumpets, Yom Teruah

Related terms

(Jewish holiday): shana tova

Translations

Jewish holiday

Arabic: رَأْس السَّنَة (raʔs as-sana), رَاش هَشَنَه (rāš hašanah) رُوش هَاشَنَاه (rūš hāšanāh)
French: Roch Hachana
German: Rosch ha-Schana (de)
Hebrew: רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה (he) (rosh hashaná)
Hungarian: rós ha-sána
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Russian: Рош Ха-Шана (Roš Xa-Šana)
Spanish: Rosh Hashaná (es)
Swedish: rosh hashana (sv)
Yiddish: ראָש־השנה (roshe-shone)

Noun

Rosh Hashanah (plural Rosh Hashanahs)

A specific occurrence of this holiday.

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