Meanings
alternative Yom Trua
- JudaismRosh Hashanah (the first day of Tishrei / Tishri, the first month of the civil year and seventh month of the religious year in the Hebrew calendar)
Synonyms: Day of Trumpets, Feast of Trumpets, Jewish New Year
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounRosh Hashanah (the first day of Tishrei / Tishri, the first month of the civil year and seventh month of the religious year in the Hebrew calendar)
Origin
- Hebrewיום תרועה \ יוֹם תְּרוּעָה“day [of] shouting / blasting”
- EnglishYom Teruah
From Hebrew יום תרועה \ יוֹם תְּרוּעָה (yom truá, “day [of] shouting / blasting”).
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