Tisha B'Av
- noun
- /ˈtiːʃə bʌʔˈɑːv/
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Tisha B'Av
- Every year, Tisha B'Av marks a time of reflection and mourning for the tragedies faced by the Jewish people.
Examples
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I think Tisha B'Av has to do with being whole and at home versus being fragmented and in exile.
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But Tisha B'Av need not signify either the validation of God's punishment or the displacement of divine favor, nor the transformation of suffering into a myth of punishment for unbelievers.
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It is the great fast of Tisha B'Av.
Fiction book (1996) -
But Tisha B'Av seemed like the most appropriate time finally to relinquish my and my family's sadness and grief.
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It is an unusually hot Jerusalem morning, the Saturday before the great fast of Tisha B'Av, and outside, on the sloping street below his window, the people walk to their synagogues in a silent torpor.
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It is said in the Talmud that on Tisha B'Av, a person is obliged to observe all mourning rites that apply in the case of the death of a next of kin.
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On Tisha B'Av, many people fast and attend services to commemorate this significant day in Jewish history.
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Tisha B'Av is observed by Jews to remember the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem.
Synonyms
A Jewish day when people fast and mourn for the destruction of the Jerusalem temples
A day when Jewish people fast and mourn the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem
A major Jewish fast day when people mourn the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem
A major Jewish fast on the ninth day of Av that remembers the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem
A major Jewish day when people do not eat or drink to remember when the temples in Jerusalem were destroyed
A major Jewish day when people do not eat to remember when the temples were destroyed in Jerusalem
A day when Jewish people fast and mourn the destruction of the ancient temples in Jerusalem
Surface Forms
Morphology
Tisha + B'Av
This is a Hebrew calendrical/proper-name term (Tisha B'Av = the ninth of Av, a Jewish fast commemorating the Temple destructions) and its meaning cannot be derived from the listed constituents, which are not English lexical items. Understanding it requires cultural and background knowledge of the Jewish calendar rather than compositional interpretation of known English words, so a B1 learner who only 'knows the constituent words' would not be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
Tisha B'Av means 'Ninth of Av' and comes from the date on the Jewish calendar when several great tragedies happened, most importantly the destruction of the Jerusalem temples. The name shows this: Tisha is 'nine' and Av is the month, so people fast and mourn on Tisha B'Av today as a day of sorrow and remembrance.
