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Yom Teruah

Yom Teruah proper noun: rosh Hashanah (the first day of Tishrei / Tishri, the first month of the civil year and seventh month of the religious year in the Hebrew calendar).

Proper noun

Yom Teruah

  1. (Judaism) Rosh Hashanah (the first day of Tishrei / Tishri, the first month of the civil year and seventh month of the religious year in the Hebrew calendar)
    Synonyms:
    Day of Trumpets, Feast of Trumpets, Jewish New Year

Synonyms of Yom Teruah

Forms of Yom Teruah

alternative formYom Trua

Origin of Yom Teruah

From Hebrew יום תרועה \ יוֹם תְּרוּעָה (yom truá, “day [of] shouting / blasting”).

Questions about Yom Teruah

What does Yom Teruah mean?
Yom Teruah means rosh Hashanah (the first day of Tishrei / Tishri, the first month of the civil year and seventh month of the religious year in the Hebrew calendar).
What part of speech is Yom Teruah?
Yom Teruah is a proper noun.

Words near Yom Teruah in the dictionary

  1. Yom HaDin
  2. Yom HaKippurim
  3. Yom HaShoah
  4. Yom Kippur
  5. Yom Kippur War
  6. Yom Teruah
  7. yom tob
  8. yom tov
  9. Yom Trua
  10. yoma wood
  11. yomawood

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