Marḥeshvan
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Marḥeshvan is the eighth month of the Hebrew calendar, traditionally noted for having no major Jewish holidays.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebrew calendar month
ⓘ
month of the Hebrew calendar ⓘ |
| associatedWith | prayers for rain in the Land of Israel ⓘ |
| calendarSystem | lunisolar ⓘ |
| category | Hebrew calendar ⓘ |
| contains | start of the rainy season in the traditional agricultural cycle of Israel ⓘ |
| correspondsRoughlyToGregorian |
November
ⓘ
October ⓘ |
| follows | Tishrei ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Cheshvan
ⓘ
Cheshvan ⓘ
surface form:
Marcheshvan
|
| hasEtymology | name derived from Akkadian "waraḥ šamnu" meaning "eighth month" ⓘ |
| hasLengthInCommonYear | 29 days ⓘ |
| hasLengthInFullYear | 30 days ⓘ |
| hasMinorObservance | some communities mark minor yahrzeits and fasts but no major festivals ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSignificance | traditionally noted for having no major Jewish holidays ⓘ |
| hasSpellingVariant |
חשוון
ⓘ
מרחשוון ⓘ |
| isCountedFrom |
Nisan in the biblical religious ordering
ⓘ
Tishrei in the modern civil ordering ⓘ |
| isOnlyMonthWithNoFestivals | true ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| occursInSeason | autumn in the Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| positionInHebrewCivilYear | 2 ⓘ |
| positionInHebrewReligiousYear | 8 ⓘ |
| precedes | Kislev ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Judaism ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Hebrew calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew civil calendar
Hebrew liturgical calendar ⓘ Jewish religious observance ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.