Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Ha·sha·nah also Rosh Ha·sha·na or Rosh Ha·sho·na or Rosh Ha·sho·nah  (rôsh h-shôn, -shä-, hä-, hä-shä-nä)

n.

The Jewish New Year, observed on the first day or the first and second days of Tishri and marked by solemnity as well as festivity.

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[Hebrew r' ha-nâ : r', head, beginning; see r in Semitic roots + ha-, the + nâ, year; see n in Semitic roots.]

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Rosh Hashanah, Rosh Hashana [ˈrɒʃ həˈʃɑːnə (Hebrew) ˈrɔʃ haʃaˈna]

n

(Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) the festival marking the Jewish New Year, celebrated on the first and second days of Tishri, and marked by penitential prayers and by the blowing of the shofar

[from Hebrew rōsh hasshānāh, literally: beginning of the year, from rōsh head + hash-shānāh year]

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Rosh Hashanah - (Judaism) a solemn Jewish feast day celebrated on the 1st or 1st and 2nd of Tishri; noted for the blowing of the shofar Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashana, Rosh Hashona, Rosh Hashonah Judaism - the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud feast day, fete day - a day designated for feasting High Holiday, High Holy Day - Jewish holy days observed with particular solemnity