חודש

Hebrew

Root
ח־ד־שׁ‎ (ḥ-d-š)

Etymology

Compare Ugaritic 𐎈𐎄𐎘 (ḥdṯ, “new moon”), Phoenician 𐤇𐤃𐤔‎ (ḥdš, “new moon, month”).

Noun

חודש /חֹדֶשׁ • (khódesh) m (dual indefinite חודשיים / חָדְשַׁיִם‎, plural indefinite חודשים / חֳדָשִׁים‎) [pattern: קֹטֶל]

  1. (biblical) first day of the month, the day of the new moon
  2. month
    Synonym: יֶרַח‎ (yérakh)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Yiddish: חודש‎ (khoydesh)

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Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew חֹדֶשׁ‎ (khódesh).

Pronunciation

  • (YIVO, Poylish, Ukraynish) IPA(key): /ˈχɔɪ̯dəʃ/
    • (file)
  • (Litvish) IPA(key): /ˈχɛɪ̯dəʃ/

Noun

חודש • (khoydesh) m, plural חדשים‎ (khadoshem)

  1. month

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • חודשלעך‎ (khoydeshlekh)
  • גוט חודש‎ (gut khoydesh), אַ גוטן חודש‎ (a gutn khoydesh)
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