Marḥeshvan

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

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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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Cheshvan alsoSpelled Marḥeshvan