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Definition of Rosh chodesh
1. Noun. (Judaism) the beginning of each month in the Jewish calendar; marked by a special liturgy.
Definition of Rosh chodesh
1. Proper noun. (Judaism) The first day of a new month in the Jewish calendar. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rosh Chodesh
Literary usage of Rosh chodesh
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Tribune Almanac and Political Register by Horace Greeley (1914)
"... October 20-21 Rosh-Chodesh November 10 First Day of ... December 13 Rosh-Chodesh
December 18 Fast of Tebet December 27 Rouh-Chodesh January IB. ..."
2. The Book of Life: Services and Ceremonies Observed at the Death Bed, House by Barnett Abraham Elzas (1915)
"The relatives of those persons who die on the first day of rosh chodesh, are to
keep the anniversary in every subsequent year on the same day; ..."
3. The Jewish Religion by Michael Friedländer (1891)
"In those months which have thirty days, the thirtieth day is likewise kept as
Rosh-chodesh. The beginning of the astronomical month is the moment of the ..."
4. Memoirs of David Blaustein: Educator and Communal Worker by Miriam Umstadter Blaustein (1913)
"Rosh-chodesh (first of the month) was marked by half a holiday in the Cheder.
The celebration of Rosh-chodesh Adar, on the thirteenth of which month occurs ..."
5. The American Almanac, Year-book, Cyclopedia and Atlas (1902)
"Hebrew Fasts and Festivals. Tebet 10—Fast of Tebet Friday, Jan. 8 Sh 'vat
1—Rosh-Chodesh ... 20 Tebet 1—Rosh-Chodesh Sat., Sun.. Dec. ..."
6. The Jews of Philadelphia: Their History from the Earliest Settlements to the by Henry S. Morais (1894)
"... and tendered his resignation to take effect on rosh chodesh (New Moon) Nisan,
5544—March 23d, 1784, it being the expiration of his quarter. ..."
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