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Hesvan|ˈhɛsvən|
Also Chesvan, Heshvan, etc.
[Heb. ḥešwān, f. earlier marḥešwān (recorded in the Mishnah, 2nd cent. b.c.), ad. Akkadian Araḥ samna eighth month.]
The eighth month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year and the second month of the civil year, corresponding to parts of October and November; also formerly called Bûl.
1833H. Nicolas Chronol. Hist. 167 Marchesvan, Chesvan, or Bul 29 or 30 [Days]. 1838E. H. Lindo Jewish Cal. 5 The perfect [year] has 355 days, and is when the months of Hesvan and Kislev have each 30 days. 1876Encycl. Brit. IV. 678/1 The signs + and - are respectively annexed to Hesvan and Kislev to indicate that the former of these months may sometimes require to have one day more, and the latter sometimes one day less, than the number of days shown in the table. 1903M. Joseph Judaism as Creed & Life 310 The ordinary Jewish year consists of twelve months... Cheshvan or Marcheshvan (November). 1927G. F. Moore Judaism II. 67 If by the seventeenth of Marḥeshvan the autumn rains had not begun, the religious heads of the community began to fast in a mitigated fashion. 1956Pearl & Brookes Guide Jewish Knowledge 2 (heading) Cheshvan (Oct.–Nov.). |