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tisha b'av

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
tisha b'av
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An annual day of fasting, associated with a number of disasters in Jewish history.

Etymology

From Hebrew תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב (Tish'a B'Áv, “the ninth day of Av”), from תִּשְׁעָה (tish'á, “nine”) + בְּ (b'-, “in”) + אָב ('Áv, “Av, fifth month of the Jewish Calendar”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב

Inflected Forms

Tisha B'Ab (alternative) tishe-bov (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Eleh Ezkerah Lamentations the Three Weeks

Synonyms

tishah b'av tishah b'ab tisha b'ab ninth of av ninth of ab fast of av fast of ab

Questions

What does tisha b'av mean?
An annual day of fasting, associated with a number of disasters in Jewish history.
Where does tisha b'av come from?
It is traced to Hebrew.

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