Tishri

[ tish-ree ]

noun

1. the first month of the Jewish calendar.

Tishri

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tishri¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tishri¹

from Hebrew