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Heshvan
[
hesh
-v
uh
n
,
-vahn
,
kh
esh
-
]
Hesh·van
/
ˈhɛʃ
vən
,
-vɑn
,
ˈxɛʃ-
/
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[
hesh
-v
uh
n
,
-vahn
,
kh
esh
-
]
Show IPA
noun
the second month of the Jewish calendar.
Also,
Cheshvan.
Also called
Marheshvan
,
Marcheshvan.
Compare
Jewish calendar
.
Origin:
1825–35;
<
Hebrew
(
mar
)
ḥeshwān
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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World English Dictionary
Cheshvan
or
Heshvan
(xɛʃˈvan)
—
n
Also called:
Marcheshvan
(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
[from Hebrew]
Heshvan
or
Heshvan
—
n
[from Hebrew]
Heshvan
(xɜʃˈvɑn)
—
n
a variant spelling of
Cheshvan
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