Cheshvan

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lunar month month of the Hebrew calendar

Cheshvan is the eighth month of the Hebrew calendar, traditionally noted for having no major Jewish holidays.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	lunar month → month of the Hebrew calendar →
alsoKnownAs	Marcheshvan →
alsoSpelled	Marḥeshvan →
associatedPrayerChange	start of “Veten Tal Umatar” in some rites →
associatedWithReligion	Judaism →
calendarSystem	Jewish religious calendar →
calendarType	lunisolar →
containsFastDay	none of the four major public fasts →
containsHighHolyDay	none →
containsPilgrimageFestival	none →
etymologyFrom	Akkadian month name →
follows	Tishrei →
followsMajorHolidays	Rosh Hashanah → Shemini Atzeret → Simchat Torah → Sukkot → Yom Kippur →
hasApproximateGregorianCorrespondence	November → October →
hasCategory	Hebrew calendar months →
hasHebrewName	חשוון →
hasHebrewNameVariant	מרחשוון →
hasLength	29 days → 30 days →
lengthVariesBy	Hebrew leap year rules →
nameOriginRegion	Babylonia →
numericMonthInCivilYear	second month →
numericMonthInReligiousYear	eighth month →
occursIn	Jewish liturgical year → civil Hebrew year →
positionInHebrewCalendar	eighth month →
precedes	Kislev →
seasonInLandOfIsrael	beginning of the rainy season →
traditionalCharacteristic	considered a “bitter” month by some traditions → has no major Jewish festivals →
usedBy	Jewish people →
usedIn	Hebrew calendar →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Marḥeshvan → Marḥeshvan ("Marcheshvan") →	hasAlternativeName
Cheshvan ("Marcheshvan") →	alsoKnownAs
Kislev →	follows
Cheshvan ("חשוון") →	hasHebrewName
Cheshvan ("מרחשוון") →	hasHebrewNameVariant
Hebrew calendar →	hasMonth
Hebrew calendar →	hasVariableMonth
Sigd →	monthObservedHebrewCalendar
Tishrei →	precedes