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MARḤESHVAN — (Heb. מַרְחֶשְׁוָן), the post Exilic name of the eighth month of the Jewish year, frequently shortened to Heshvan (Heb. חֶשְׁוָן). Its pre Exilic name is Bul (I Kings 6:38). The name occurs in the Antiquities of Josephus … Encyclopedia of Judaism
marheshvan — mar·hesh·van … English syllables
Marheshvan — Mar•hesh•van [[t]mɑrˈhɛʃ vən, vɑn, ˈxɛʃ [/t]] n. jud Heshvan … From formal English to slang
marheshvan — märˈḵeshvən noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Hebrew marḥeshwān : heshvan * * * Seph. Heb. /mahrdd khesh vahn /; Ashk. Heb. /mahrdd khesh vahn/; Eng. /mahr hesh veuhn/, n. Heshvan … Useful english dictionary
MEGILLAT TA'ANIT — (Heb. lit. scroll of fasting but see below), a list of 36 days on which there were significant victories and happy events in the history of the Jews during the Second Temple, as a result of which the rabbis forbade fasting on them, as well as, in … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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Heshvan — /hesh veuhn, vahn, khesh /, n. the second month of the Jewish calendar. Also, Cheshvan. Also called Marheshvan, Marcheshvan. Cf. Jewish calendar. [1825 35; < Heb (mar)heshwan] * * * … Universalium
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Jewish religious year — Introduction the cycle of Sabbaths and holidays that are commonly observed by the Jewish religious community and officially in Israel by the Jewish secular community as well. The Sabbath and festivals (feast) are bound to the Jewish… … Universalium
