Tishri

American  

[tish-ree] / ˈtɪʃ ri /

Also Tishrei

noun

1. the first month of the Jewish calendar.

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Tishri British  

/ tɪʃˈriː /

noun

1. (in the Jewish calendar) the seventh month of the year according to biblical reckoning and the first month of the civil year, usually falling within September and October

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Etymology

Origin of Tishri

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Hebrew tishrê, from Akkadian tašrītu

Example Sentences

The names employed are those learned during the Babylonian captivity, and the year begins with the month Tishri, corresponding to September-October of our calendar.

From The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture by Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter)

They changed the characters in which the Bible was written, and the order and names of the months, beginning with Tishri instead of Nisan.

From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Husik, Isaac

The first of Tishri is a new year for civil years, for years of release, and for jubilees, also for planting of trees283 and herbs.

From Hebrew Literature by Wilson, Epiphanius

This eventful day was the first of the month of Tishri.

From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 1 by Szold, Henrietta

And about the middle of Tishri men descend to the bed of the sea by ropes, andp.90 collect these shell-fish, then split them open and extract the pearls.

From The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela by Benjamin of Tudela