rosh hodesh

1. 1.

   (Judaism) the beginning of each month in the Jewish calendar; marked by a special liturgy

   SynonymsRosh Chodesh

   BroaderJewish holy day

   Judaism

Questions about rosh hodesh

What does rosh hodesh mean?

rosh hodesh means "(Judaism) the beginning of each month in the Jewish calendar; marked by a special liturgy".

What is another word for rosh hodesh?

Close synonyms include Rosh Chodesh. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rosh hodesh a common word?

rosh hodesh is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.