Tishah b'Av

Or Tish·ah b'Ab

[tee-shah buh-ahv, tish-uh-bawv]

noun

1. a Jewish fast day observed on the ninth day of the month of Av in memory of the destruction in Jerusalem of the First and Second Temples.

Tishah b'Av

/ tiˈʃa bəˈav /

noun

1. Judaism the ninth day of the month of Av observed as a fast day in memory of the destruction of the First and Second Temples

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tishah b'Av¹

First recorded in 1935–40; < Hebrew tishʿāh bəʾābh “the ninth (day) of (the month) Av”

Example Sentences

Far from being a liability, the rabbi said, Assyrian architecture could serve an instructional purpose, particularly as Tishah b’Av approaches  — the holiday, which begins Monday at sundown this year, in which Jews observe the destruction of the first and second temples in particular, as well as the loss more generally of holy places and things held dear.

From New York Times