Tisha B'Av

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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”).

Proper noun

Tisha B'Av

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

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