Rosh hashana (ראש השנה) means Rosh Hashanah in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
Rosh Hashanah
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Rosh hashana.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1היום הראשון בלוח השנה; היום בו מתחילה שנה חדשה.
- 2בהשאלהחג יהודי החל בשני ימיו הראשונים של חודש תשרי. בערב החג נוהגים לערוך סדר, שבו אוכלים תפוח בדבש, ראש דג, חלה עגולה ועוד. בחג תוקעים בשופר ומתפללים תפילת תשליך.
בְּעֶשְׂרִים וְחָמֵשׁ שָׁנָה לְגָלוּתֵנוּ בְּרֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה בֶּעָשׂוֹר לַחֹדֶשׁ בְּאַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה אַחַר אֲשֶׁר הֻכְּתָה הָעִיר...
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Rosh hashana is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה
- Written without vowel points
- ראש השנה
- Said
- rosh hashana
- Plural
- רָאשֵׁי שָׁנִים
- Inflections
- ר' רָאשֵׁי שָׁנִים
- Gematria
- 861
This is how Rosh hashana is said in other languages.
- English
- Rosh Hashanah
- Arabic
- رأس السنة, أوّل السنة
These words mean nearly the same as Rosh hashana.
The word Rosh hashana is part of these phrases and sayings.
- ראש השנה לאילן
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These words come before and after Rosh hashana in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Rosh hashana.
What does Rosh hashana (ראש השנה) mean in Hebrew?
Rosh hashana (ראש השנה) means Rosh Hashanah. It is said rosh hashana, with the stress on na.
What is a synonym for Rosh hashana (ראש השנה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Rosh hashana (ראש השנה) are יום הדין, יום תרועה, and יום זיכרון.
Is Rosh hashana (ראש השנה) masculine or feminine?
The word Rosh hashana (ראש השנה) is a masculine noun, and its plural is רָאשֵׁי שָׁנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ראש השנה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.