Rosh chodesh (ראש חודש) means Rosh Chodesh in Hebrew.
It can also mean new moon. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
Rosh Chodesh, new moon
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Rosh chodesh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1היום הראשון בחודש העברי, שבו מתרחש מולד הלבנה. זהו יום טוב בן יומיים החל יום אחרי הכ"ט בחודש הקודם.
וּבְיוֹם שִׂמְחַתְכֶם וּבְמוֹעֲדֵיכֶם וּבְרָאשֵׁי חָדְשֵׁכֶם וּתְקַעְתֶּם בַּחֲצֹצְרֹת עַל עֹלֹתֵיכֶם וְעַל זִבְחֵי שַׁלְמֵיכֶם וְהָיוּ לָכֶם לְזִכָּרוֹן לִפְנֵי אֱלֹהֵיכֶם אֲנִי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Rosh chodesh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- ראשׁ חֹדֶשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- ראש חודש
- Said
- rosh chodesh
- Root
- ח־ד־ש
- Plural
- רָאשֵׁי חֳדָשִׁים
- Inflections
- ר' רָאשֵׁי חֳדָשִׁים
- Gematria
- 819
This is how Rosh chodesh is said in other languages.
- English
- Rosh Chodesh, new moon
The word Rosh chodesh is part of these phrases and sayings.
- א' דראש חודש
- אדר"ח
- ב' דראש חודש
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The word Rosh chodesh comes from the root ח־ד־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Rosh chodesh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Rosh chodesh.
What does Rosh chodesh (ראש חודש) mean in Hebrew?
Rosh chodesh (ראש חודש) means Rosh Chodesh and new moon. It is said rosh chodesh, with the stress on cho.
Is Rosh chodesh (ראש חודש) masculine or feminine?
The word Rosh chodesh (ראש חודש) is a masculine noun, and its plural is רָאשֵׁי חֳדָשִׁים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ראש חדש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.