Tishri

[ tish-ree, -rey ]

/ ˈtɪʃ ri, -reɪ /

noun

the first month of the Jewish calendar.

Compare Jewish calendar.

Origin of Tishri

From the Hebrew word tishrī

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Examples from the Web for tishri

As the last of the group comes Shamash himself, to whom the seventh month, Tishri (or Tashritum), is sacred.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria|Morris Jastrow
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
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 of Tishri the universe was created, and during the Passover was Isaac born.
Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala|Various

Tishri, moreover, as has been pointed out, is a sacred month in a peculiar sense.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria|Morris Jastrow

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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