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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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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