Cheshvan
(redirected from Cheshvon)Cheshvan
(xɛʃˈvan) orHeshvan
n
(Judaism) (in the Jewish calendar) the eighth month of the year according to biblical reckoning and the second month of the civil year, usually falling within October and November. Also called: Marcheshvan
[from Hebrew]
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Hesh•van
(ˈhɛʃ vən, -vɑn, ˈxɛʃ-)also Cheshvan
n.
the second month of the Jewish calendar.
Also called Marheshvan , Marcheshvan. [1825–35; < Hebrew (mar)ḥeshwān]
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