Tishah–b'Ab

noun Tish·ah–b'Ab \ˈti-shə-ˌbäv, -ˌbȯv\

Definition of TISHAH-B'AB

: a Jewish holiday observed with fasting on the ninth of Ab in commemoration of the destruction of the temples at Jerusalem

Hebrew tishʽāh bĕ Ābh ninth in Ab

First Known Use: circa 1902

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