Rosh Hashanah

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Rosh Hashanah

/ˌɹɑʃ(h)əˈʃɑnə/ US
/ɹoʊ̯ʃ(h)əˈʃɑnə/ US
/ɹoʊ̯ʃ(h)əˈʃʌnə/ US
/ɹʌʃ(h)əˈʃɑnə/ US
/ˌɹɒʃ həˈʃɑːnə/ UK

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

proper noun Rosh Hashana

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. 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 t
Similar: Day of Memorial, Feast of Trumpets, Jewish New Year, Yom Teruah

noun Rosh Hashanahs · Rosh Hashana

A specific occurrence of this holiday.

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name Jewish holiday

Español	Rosh Hashaná
हिन्दी	रोश हशाना roś haśānā
Français	Roch Hachana
Deutsch	Rosch ha-Schana
Русский	Рош Ха-Шана Roš Xa-Šana
العربية	رَأْس السَّنَة raʔs as-sana, رَاش هَشَنَه رُوش هَاشَنَاه rāš hašanah
עברית	רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה rosh hashaná

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@misc{rosh_hashanah_2026,
  title = {Rosh Hashanah},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rosh%20hashanah},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}