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Heshvan

Hesh·van [ héshvən, khésh vaan ] (plural Hesh·vans) or Chesh·van [ héshvən, khésh vaan ] (plural Chesh·vans)


noun 
Definition:
 
8th month of Jewish calendar: in the Jewish calendar, the eighth month of the religious year, lasting 29 or 30 days and falling about the same time as October to November

[Mid-19th century. < Hebrew ḣešwān, shortening of marḣešwān< Akkadian araḣ samna"eighth month"]
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