English Explanatory Dictionary

Tisha B'Av

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Tisha B'Av Tisha B'Ab tishe-bov

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”).

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