Rosh Hashanah

Pronunciations

Rosh Hashanah

(rush hah-SHAH-nuh)

Definitions

• n. The Jewish new year.
  

Example Sentences

• "Are you coming for Rosh Hashanah lunch?"
  

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

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