Definition of Rosh Hodesh
:the beginning of each month in the Jewish calendar marked by a special liturgy
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Rosh Hodesh
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Rosh Ho·desh
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Rosh Chodesh
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Origin and Etymology of rosh hodesh
Hebrew rōsh ḥōdhesh, literally, beginning of the new moon
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