Tishri

American  

[tish-ree] / ˈtɪʃ ri /

Also Tishrei

noun

1. the first month of the Jewish calendar.

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Tishri British  

/ tɪʃˈriː /

noun

1. (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

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Etymology

Origin of Tishri

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Hebrew tishrê, from Akkadian tašrītu

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Example Sentences

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Tishri

Hence Jethro could not be present at a court proceeding of his before the eleventh day of Tishri, the first day after Moses' return from heaven.

From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 3 by Paul Radin

On the first day of Tishri our ancestors discontinued their rigorous labor in Egypt.

From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various

The names employed are those learned during the Babylonian captivity, and the year begins with the month Tishri, corresponding to September-October of our calendar.

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

For two months289 they may profane the Sabbath, for Nisan and for Tishri, because in them the messengers went forth to Syria, and in them they regulated the feasts.

From Hebrew Literature by Epiphanius Wilson

Abraham and Jacob were born in Tishri, and in Tishri they died.

From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various

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