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# heshvan

noun

«heshvan» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah links Heshvan with the letter Nun, with Scorpio, and with the intestines. The month is sometimes called "Mar-Heshvan," bitter Heshvan, as it has no festivals.

### Meaning

The eighth month of the Jewish calendar, in autumn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heshvan/#m1)

### Examples

- He produced Nun, predominant in Smell, crowned it, combined and formed with it Scorpio in the Universe, Heshvan in the Year, and the intestines of Man. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heshvan/#x1)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «heshvan» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heshvan/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«heshvan» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/heshvan.html) on Mova free.