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Tisha b'av

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An annual day of fasting, associated with a number of disasters in Jewish history. Judaism
Noun
  1. 1
    (Judaism) a major fast day on the Jewish calendar commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem wordnet

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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