Tishri

[ tish-ree, -rey ]

/ ˈtɪʃ ri, -reɪ /

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noun

the first month of the Jewish calendar.

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Origin of Tishri

From the Hebrew word tishrī

Words nearby Tishri

Tisa, tisane, Tischendorf, Tiselius, Tishah b'Av, Tishri, Tisiphone, Tiso, Tisquantum, Tissot, tissue

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How to use Tishri in a sentence

On the first of Tishri the universe was created, and during the Passover was Isaac born.
Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala|Various
On the first of Tishri Adam was created; from his existence we count our years, that is the sixth day of the creation.
Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala|Various
On the first day of Tishri our ancestors discontinued their rigorous labor in Egypt.
Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala|Various
On the first day of the seventh month, Tishri (October), is the commemoration of the creation of the world.
Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala|Various

It is, however, to them always the first day of the month Tishri, and the first day of their new year.
More Science From an Easy Chair|Sir E. Ray (Edwin Ray) Lankester

British Dictionary definitions for Tishri

Tishri

/ (tɪʃˈriː) /

noun

(in the Jewish calendar) the seventh month of the year according to biblical reckoning and the first month of the civil year, usually falling within September and October

Word Origin for Tishri

from Hebrew

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