Rosh Hashanah

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Pronunciations

Rosh Hashanah (ruhsh uh-SHUH-nuh) listen
Rosh Hashanah (RAWSH hah-shah-NAH) listen

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Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "Are you coming for Rosh Hashanah lunch?"

  • "Frank always takes off for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur." (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • ראש השנה, lit. 'head of the year'

      • Who Uses This

      • Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements
      • Non-Jews: (words that have spread outside of Jewish networks)

      Regions

      • North America
      • Australia / New Zealand
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

      Alternative Spellings

      Rosh Hashana, Rosheshone, Rosh Hashoneh, Rosh Hashone, Rosh Hashonah, Rosh Hashona, Rosh Hashonoh

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