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heshvan

noun

«heshvan» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah links Heshvan with the letter Nun, with Scorpio, and with the intestines. The month is sometimes called "Mar-Heshvan," bitter Heshvan, as it has no festivals.

Meaning

The eighth month of the Jewish calendar, in autumn. tree →

Examples

  • He produced Nun, predominant in Smell, crowned it, combined and formed with it Scorpio in the Universe, Heshvan in the Year, and the intestines of Man. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

On Mova

This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/heshvan/