Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cheshvan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chesh-van
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The second month of the civil year and the eighth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Tishrei and before Kislev.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew חשוון.

Inflected Forms

Chesvan (alternative) Heshvan (alternative) Hesvan (alternative)

Questions

What does cheshvan mean?: The second month of the civil year and the eighth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Tishrei and before Kislev.
Where does cheshvan come from?: Borrowed from Hebrew חשוון.

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