Editing Cheshvan (section)

==Etymology==
Compared to its Akkadian [[etymon]] {{Transliteration|akk|waraḫsamnu}}, the name {{Transliteration|he|Marḥešvan}} displays the same [[lenition]] of ungeminated {{Script/Hebrew|מ}} {{IPA|/m/}} to {{Script/Hebrew|ו}} {{IPA|/v/}} found in other month names ([[Tammuz (Hebrew month)|Tammuz]] traditionally contains mem with [[dagesh]]). Uniquely to this name the initial {{Script/Hebrew|ו}} has also changed to {{Script/Hebrew|מ}}, giving the overall effect of a [[metathesis (linguistics)|metathesis]].
In the modern form, with the connection to the [[Semitic root|roots]] ''w-r-ḥ'' ('moon', 'month') and ''š-m-n'' ('eight') no longer apparent, the first two letters {{lang|he|מַר}} (''mar'') have been re-interpreted as the Hebrew word for 'bitter', alluding to the fact that the month has no holidays or fasts.<ref name=ou>{{cite web |url=https://www.ou.org/holidays/months/cheshvan/ |title=Cheshvan |publisher=Orthodox Union |date=2014-02-13 |access-date=2019-05-12 }}</ref> In other contexts, the word {{Script/Hebrew|מַר}} is attributed to mean ''droplet'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://leshoniada.co.il/2019/02/04/%D7%9E%D7%A8-%D7%A8%D7%91%D7%99%D7%91-%D7%90%D7%92%D7%9C/ |script-title=he:יש הבדל בין גשם למטר?  |publisher=Leshoniada.co.il |date=2022-10-30}}</ref> associating this month with the [[rain]]y season.