Rosh Hashanah

English

Alternative forms

• Rosh Hashana

Etymology

From Hebrew רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה (rosh hashaná, literally “head of the year”). Compare Yiddish ראָש־השנה (ròsh-(h)ashóne).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɹɑʃ (h)əˈʃɑnə/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɹɒʃ həˈʃɑːnə/
• Rhymes: -ɑːnə
• Hyphenation: Rosh‧Ha‧sha‧nah

Proper noun

Rosh Hashanah

2. (Judaism) The Jewish holiday marking the start of the liturgical year, taking place on the first two days of Tishrei, 163 days after the first day of Passover.
   • 2015, Rod Parsley, God's End-Time Calendar, Charisma House, →ISBN, page 107:

     Rosh Hashanah begins a ten-day period during which Jews enter into self-examination and repentance, known as the Ten Days of Awe, which conclude on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. During this time, God, in a sense, withdraws His presence in order to create a hunger in the hearts of His people so that they will abandon all else in pursuit of Him.

   • 2021, Dr Philippa Kaye, Doctors Get Cancer Too, Vie Books, page 216:

     The past two days we have celebrated Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.

Synonyms

• (Jewish holiday): Jewish New Year, Feast of Trumpets, Yom Teruah

Related terms

• (Jewish holiday): shana tova

Translations

Jewish holiday

• Arabic: رَأْس السَّنَة (raʔs as-sana), رَاش هَشَنَه (rāš hašanah) رُوش هَاشَنَاه (rūš hāšanāh)
• Catalan: Roix ha-Xanà m
• French: Roch Hachana
• German: Rosch ha-Schana (de) m
• Hebrew: רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה (he) (rosh hashaná)
• Hungarian: rós ha-sána
• Polish: Rosz ha-Szana (pl) f, Święto Trąbek n
• Russian: Рош Ха-Шана (Roš Xa-Šana)
• Spanish: Rosh Hashaná (es)
• Swedish: rosh hashana (sv)
• Yiddish: ראָש־השנה (roshe-shone)

Noun

Rosh Hashanah (plural Rosh Hashanahs)

1. A specific occurrence of this holiday.