Hebrew calendar

British  

noun

1. another term for the Jewish calendar

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Example Sentences

On Thursday, Netanyahu addressed an official memorial ceremony at the Mount Herzl national cemetery in Jerusalem, two days after the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the 7 October attack.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025

According to the Hebrew calendar, Holocaust Remembrance Day marks the anniversary of the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto uprising — the most significant act of Jewish resistance during the Holocaust.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2022

Then, in the final days of the month — and the Hebrew calendar year — intense winds pushed the blaze toward the Lake Tahoe Basin, threatening to raze the homes of another.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2021

Hanukkah follows the lunar Hebrew calendar, which means the dates vary from year to year.

From Washington Times • Dec. 5, 2018

Chodesh is the word most commonly employed, and this, in itself, is sufficient to show that the Hebrew calendar month was a lunar one.

From The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture by Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter)