luah
luah — 名詞
1. the traditional calendar system used in Judaism, based on a combination of lunar
猶太曆
猶太人使用的傳統曆法
the traditional calendar system used in Judaism, based on a combination of lunar months and solar years, which sets the dates for religious holidays, fast days, and weekly Torah readings
Noa checked the luah to find out when Rosh Hashanah would fall this year.
Noa 查閱猶太曆，想知道今年的猶太新年在哪一天。
luah + checked for holiday dates
According to the luah, Yom Kippur begins at sunset on Tuesday evening.
根據猶太曆，贖罪日在星期二傍晚日落時開始。
according to the luah + stating dates
The rabbi consulted the luah before announcing the dates for Passover services.
拉比查詢了猶太曆，然後宣布逾越節禮拜的日期。
Wei learned that the luah adds a leap month seven times each nineteen-year cycle.
Wei 了解到猶太曆在每十九年的週期中會增加七次閏月。
Shoshana hung a new luah on the kitchen wall at the start of Tishrei.
Shoshana 在提斯利月開始時，在廚房牆上掛了一本新的猶太曆。
- Jewish calendar
the more common English term; 'luah' is the Hebrew loanword used within Jewish communities
- Hebrew calendar
interchangeable in everyday use, though 'Jewish calendar' is more common in non-scholarly contexts
文法句型
the luah
the + luah
用法筆記
Often appears with the definite article ('the luah'). Capitalised when referring to a specific published calendar (e.g. 'the Luah published by the Jewish Federation').