Definition

1. Noun:
   • The Hebrew calendar: A lunisolar calendar system traditionally used in Judaism for religious observances and, historically, for civil purposes. It counts years from the traditional date of the Creation of the world (Anno Mundi), which is 3761 BCE in the Gregorian calendar. Its months are based on lunar cycles, but it is synchronized with the solar year through the periodic addition of a leap month.

Usage and Examples

• Noun:
  • The date of Passover is determined by the Hebrew calendar.
  • According to the Hebrew calendar, the year is 5784.
  • The holiday schedule follows the Hebrew calendar, not the Gregorian one.

Advanced Usage

• "According to the Hebrew calendar": Used to specify a date or event timed by this system.

  • The new year, Rosh Hashanah, falls in September or October according to the Hebrew calendar.

• "Hebrew calendar date": Refers to a specific date within this system.

  • Please convert this Gregorian date to its corresponding Hebrew calendar date.

Variants and Related Words

• Jewish calendar: A common synonym for the Hebrew calendar.
• Lunisolar calendar: The technical classification for a calendar system that synchronizes lunar months with the solar year, like the Hebrew calendar.
• Anno Mundi (A.M.): Latin for "in the year of the world," the era used in the Hebrew calendar's year count.

Synonyms

• Jewish calendar

Notes on Different Meanings

• The term "Hebrew calendar" refers specifically to the traditional Jewish timekeeping system. It is distinct from the Gregorian calendar (solar, civil) and other lunar or lunisolar calendars like the Islamic Hijri calendar (purely lunar) or the Chinese calendar (also lunisolar but with different calculations and epoch).

Noun

1. (Judaism) the calendar used by the Jews; dates from 3761 BC (the assumed date of the Creation of the world); a lunar year of 354 days is adjusted to the solar year by periodic leap years