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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 — Seph. Heb. /mahrdd khesh vahn /; Ashk. Heb. /mahrdd khesh vahn/; Eng. /mahr hesh veuhn/, n. Heshvan. * * * … Universalium
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
Hebron — Infobox Palestinian Authority muni name=Hebron imgsize=250 caption=Downtown Hebron hebname=חֶבְרוֹן arname=الخليل meaning= founded= type=muna typefrom=1997 altOffSp=Al Khalīl altUnoSp=Al Ḫalīl governorate=hb latd=31|latm=32|lats=00|latNS=N… … Wikipedia
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
Jewish calendar — the lunisolar calendar used by Jews, as for determining religious holidays, that is reckoned from 3761 B.C. and was established by Hillel II in the 4th century A.D., the calendar year consisting of 353 days (defective year), 354 days (regular… … Universalium
Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… … Universalium
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
