ראש השנה

Hebrew

Etymology

From רֹאשׁ (rosh-, head of) +‎ הַשָּׁנָה (hashaná, the year), literally the head of the year.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה • (rosh-hashanám

  1. (Judaism) Rosh Hashanah (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)
    • Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, early 19th century:
      ומה אומר לכם, אין דבר גדול מזה להיות אצלי על ראש השנה.
      And I tell you, there is no greater thing than to be with me on Rosh Hashanah.
  2. (more generally) Any of the four new years laid out in the Mishnah.

Descendants

Proper noun

רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה • (rosh-hashanám

  1. Rosh Hashanah; a book of the Mishnah, and the corresponding books of the Gemarah.

See also

Further reading

Ladino

Etymology

From Hebrew ראש השנה.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌroʃ aʃaˈna/

Noun

ראש השנה m (Latin spelling Rosh Ashana)

  1. Rosh Hashanah
    • 1910, Ben Yitzhak Saserdoti, Refael i Miriam, page 3:
      אירה אונה די אקילייאס מאדֿרוגאדֿאס פֿריסקאס אי טיירנאס אין איל מיס די סיפטימברי, אינטרי ראש השנה אי יום כפור.
      Era una de akelyas maḏrugaḏas freskas i tiernas en el mes de septembre, entre Rosh Ashana i Yom Kippur.
      It was one of those fresh, tender early mornings in the month of September, between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.