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Rosh Chodesh, Rosh Hodesh
(‖ roʃ ˈxodeʃ, rəʊʃ ˈxəʊdəʃ)
[Heb., lit. ‘head of the month’.]
A Jewish half-holiday observed at the appearance of the New Moon, the beginning of the Jewish month.
1879C. E. Sachau tr. Albîrûnî's Chronol. Anc. Nations xiv. 274 (heading) Nîsan{ddd}has only one Rosh-Ḥodesh and 30 days. 1934Webster, Rosh Ho′desh..or Cho′desh. 1963Times 24 Apr. 16/1 He initiated the delightful presidential custom of inviting to his residence a representative gathering of citizens from a different ethnic group each ‘Rosh Chodesh’, the start of a Hebrew calendar month. 1976G. Jessup No Strange God xi. 75 The first day of every month is a semi-festival, called Rosh Ḥodesh, when mourning and fasting are forbidden. |