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Rosh Hashanah
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English
Alternative forms
en Rosh Hashana
Etymology
From en he רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה rosh hashaná head of the year. Compare yi ראָש־השנה ròsh-(h)ashóne, ar رأس السنة raʔs as-sana.
Pronunciation
en /ˌɹɑʃ (h)əˈʃɑnə/ /ɹoʊ̯ʃ (h)əˈʃɑnə/ /ɹoʊ̯ʃ (h)əˈʃʌnə/ /ɹʌʃ (h)əˈʃɑnə/ GA
en /ˌɹɒʃ həˈʃɑːnə/ RP
en ɑːnə 4
en Rosh Ha sha nah
Proper noun
1
en Q131028 en 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.
en Day of Memorial Feast of Trumpets Jewish New Year Yom Teruah
en Rod Parsley God's End-Time Calendar 2015 Charisma House 107 https://archive.org/details/godsendtimecalen0000pars/page/107/mode/1up 978-1-62998-704-0 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.
en 2021 Dr Philippa Kaye Doctors Get Cancer Too Vie Books 216 The past two days we have celebrated Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.
Related terms
en shana tova
Translations
Jewish holiday
Arabic: ar رَأْس السَّنَة, ar رَاش هَشَنَه ar رُوش هَاشَنَاه
Catalan: ca Roix ha-Xanà m
French: fr Roch Hachana
German: de Rosch ha-Schana m
Hebrew: he רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה rosh hashaná
Hindi: hi रोश हशाना m
Hungarian: hu rós ha-sána
Ladino: lad Rosh Ashana m
Polish: pl Rosz ha-Szana f, pl Święto Trąbek n
Russian: ru Рош Ха-Шана
Spanish: es Rosh Hashaná
Swedish: sv rosh hashana
Yiddish: yi ראָש־השנה roshe-shone
Noun
1
A specific occurrence of this holiday.
Further reading
en Holidays