Cheshvan

or Hesh·van

[ hesh-vuhn, -vahn, khesh- ]

noun

1. the second month of the Jewish calendar.

Cheshvan

/ xɛʃˈvan /

noun

1. (in the Jewish calendar) the eighth month of the year according to biblical reckoning and the second month of the civil year, usually falling within October and November Also calledMarcheshvan

Word History and Origins

Origin of Cheshvan¹

First recorded in 1825–35; from Hebrew kheshvān, shortened from markheshvān, from Akkadian araḫsamnu, waraḫsamnu, literally, “eighth month,” from arḫu(m), warḫu(m) “month, moon” (cognate with Hebrew yārēakh “moon”) + samnu “eighth” (ordinal form of samāne “eight”; cognate with Hebrew shmônāh )

Word History and Origins

Origin of Cheshvan¹

from Hebrew