# tishrei (תִּשְׁרֵי)

pronounced: tish-REI


**The later name of the Torah's seventh month; the month that opens the Jewish count of years**

## In Scripture

> “Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, shall be a solemn rest to you, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation.
> — Leviticus 23:24 (Traditional background — Scripture numbers the month later called Tishrei and commands its first-day memorial, but does not use the later month name.)

> “‘In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a holy convocation; you shall do no regular work: it is a day of blowing of trumpets to you.
> — Numbers 29:1 (Traditional background — the first day of the seventh month is a holy convocation and day of sound.)


## How to read this entry

The definition comes from the IsraelForYou lexicon. Scripture quotations and their translation are named below; later tradition or modern usage is identified when it appears.


https://israelforyou.com/hebrew/tishrei/