What does "tisha b'av" mean?

(Judaism) a major fast day on the Jewish calendar commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem

What is a synonym for "tisha b'av"?

Common synonyms include: fast of ab, fast of av, ninth of ab, ninth of av, tisha b'ab, tishah b'ab.

Tisha b'av

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Noun

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(Judaism) a major fast day on the Jewish calendar commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem wordnet

Proper Noun

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An annual day of fasting, associated with a number of disasters in Jewish history. Judaism

Synonyms

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fast of ab fast of av ninth of ab ninth of av tisha b'ab tishah b'ab

Etymology

From Hebrew תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב (Tish'a B'Áv, “the ninth day of Av”), from תִּשְׁעָה (tish'á, “nine”) + בְּ (b'-, “in”) + אָב ('Áv, “Av, fifth month of the Jewish Calendar”).

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