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Cheshvan
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Marcheshvan (Hebrew: , Standard , Tiberian ; from Akkadian , literally, 'eighth month'), generally shortened to Cheshvan (, Standard Tiberian ), is the second month of the civil year (which starts on 1 Tishrei), and the eighth month of the ecclesiastical year (which starts on 1 Nisan) on the Hebrew calendar.
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- Französischer Meister um 1675 001.jpg
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- The Great Flood, which according to the Bible wiped out the world, started in Marcheshvan.
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- Hebrew calendar
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- 8
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- 29 or 30
- Month.season
- Autumn (Northern Hemisphere)
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- October–November
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- Tishrei
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- Kislev
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Marcheshvan (Hebrew: , Standard , Tiberian ; from Akkadian , literally, 'eighth month'), generally shortened to Cheshvan (, Standard Tiberian ), is the second month of the civil year (which starts on 1 Tishrei), and the eighth month of the ecclesiastical year (which starts on 1 Nisan) on the Hebrew calendar.
In a regular () year, Marcheshvan has 29 days, but because of the Rosh Hashanah postponement rules, in some years, an additional day is added to Marcheshvan to make the year a "full" () year. Marcheshvan occurs in October–November in the Gregorian calendar.