Rosh Ha·sha·nah also Rosh Ha·sha·na or Rosh Ha·sho·na or Rosh Ha·sho·nah  (rôsh' hə-shô'nə, -shä'-, hä-, hä-shä-nä')  n. The Jewish New Year, observed on the first day or the first and second days of Tishri and marked by solemnity as well as festivity. [Hebrew rō'š haš-šānâ : rō'š, head, beginning; see r  š in Semitic roots + ha-, the + šānâ, year; see šn in Semitic roots.] |
| rosh hashonah | |
noun | |
| (Judaism) a solemn Jewish feast day celebrated on the 1st or 1st and 2nd of Tishri; noted for the blowing of the shofar [syn: Rosh Hashanah] |