17 June 2026
Shalom Aleichem,
תְּהִלָּה לְדָוִד אֲרוֹמִמְךָ אֱלוֹהַי הַמֶּלֶךְ וַאֲבָרְכָה שִׁמְךָ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶֽד
Tehila leDavid. Aromimkha Elohai haMelekh, va’avarekhah Shimkha le’olam va’ed.
A psalm of David. I will exalt You, my Elohim the King, and I will bless Your Name forever and ever.
Tehillim (Psalms) 145:1
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Fifth New Moon Mentioned in Miqra
- Bamidbar (Numbers) 33:38
- Yirmiyahu (Jeremiah) 1:3, 28:1
- Yechezkel (Ezekiel) 20:1
- Zechariah (Zechariah) 7:3, 8:19
- Ezra (Ezra) 7:8, 7:9
- Divrei HaYamim I (I Chronicles) 27:8
May יהוה be with you,
Ya’aqov Meyer
בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַחֲמִישִׁי • The Fifth Month (Av)
Bamidbar (Numbers) 33:38
וַיַּעַל אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן אֶל-הֹר הָהָר עַל-פִּי יהוה וַיָּמת שָׁם בִּשְׁנַת הָֽאַרְבָּעִים לְצֵאת בְּנֵֽי-יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַחֲמִישִׁי בְּאֶחָד לַחֹֽדֶשׁ
vaya’al aharon hakohhen el-har hahar al-pi יהוה vayamat sham bishnat haarba’im letsiet bnei-yisrael me’eretz mitzrayim bachodesh hachamishi be’echad lachodesh
And Aharon the kohen went up to Hor haHar according to the word of יהוה, and died there in the fortieth year of the going out of the sons of Yisra’el from the land of Mitsrayim, in the fifth month, on the first of the month.
vaya’al aharon hakohhen el-har hahar al-pi יהוה vayamat sham bishnat haarba’im letsiet bnei-yisrael me’eretz mitzrayim bachodesh hachamishi be’echad lachodesh
And Aharon the kohen went up to Hor haHar according to the word of יהוה, and died there in the fortieth year of the going out of the sons of Yisra’el from the land of Mitsrayim, in the fifth month, on the first of the month.
Yirmiyahu (Jeremiah) 1:3
וַיְהִי בִּימֵי יְהוֹיָקִים בֶּן-יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה עַד-תֹּם עַשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה לְצִדְקִיָּהוּ בֶן-יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה עַד-גְּלוֹת יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַֽחֲמִישִֽׁי
Va-yehi bi-yemei Yehoyakim ben Yoshiyahu melekh Yehudah ad-tom eshtei esreh shanah le-Tzidkiyahu ben Yoshiyahu melekh Yehudah ad-gelot Yerushalayim ba-khodesh ha-khamishi
And it came to pass in the days of Yehoyaqim son of Yoshiyahu, king of Yehudah, until the end of the eleventh year of Tsidqiyahu son of Yoshiyahu, king of Yehudah, until the exile of Yerushalayim in the fifth month.
Va-yehi bi-yemei Yehoyakim ben Yoshiyahu melekh Yehudah ad-tom eshtei esreh shanah le-Tzidkiyahu ben Yoshiyahu melekh Yehudah ad-gelot Yerushalayim ba-khodesh ha-khamishi
And it came to pass in the days of Yehoyaqim son of Yoshiyahu, king of Yehudah, until the end of the eleventh year of Tsidqiyahu son of Yoshiyahu, king of Yehudah, until the exile of Yerushalayim in the fifth month.
Yirmiyahu (Jeremiah) 28:1
וַיְהִי בַּשָּׁנָה הַהִיא בְּרֵאשִׁית מַמְלֶכֶת צִדְקִיָּה מֶלֶךְ-יְהוּדָה (בשנת) [בַּשָּׁנָה] הָרְבִעִית בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַחֲמִישִׁי אָמַר אֵלַי חֲנַנְיָה בֶן-עַזּוּר הַנָּבִיא אֲשֶׁר מִגִּבְעוֹן בְּבֵית יהוה לְעֵינֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים וְכל-הָעָם לֵאמֹֽר
vayehi bashanah hahi bereshit mamlechet Zidkiyah melech-Yehudah (bashanat) [bashanah] harvi’it bachodesh hamishshi amar elai Chananyah ben-Azur hanavi asher migiv’on bevet יהוה le’einei hakohanim vechol-ha’am lemor
And it came to pass in that year, at the beginning of the reign of Tsidqiyah, king of Yehudah, in the fourth year, in the fifth month, Ḥananyah son of ‘Azzur the prophet, who was from Giv’on, spoke to me in the house of יהוה, before the eyes of the priests and all the people, saying:
vayehi bashanah hahi bereshit mamlechet Zidkiyah melech-Yehudah (bashanat) [bashanah] harvi’it bachodesh hamishshi amar elai Chananyah ben-Azur hanavi asher migiv’on bevet יהוה le’einei hakohanim vechol-ha’am lemor
And it came to pass in that year, at the beginning of the reign of Tsidqiyah, king of Yehudah, in the fourth year, in the fifth month, Ḥananyah son of ‘Azzur the prophet, who was from Giv’on, spoke to me in the house of יהוה, before the eyes of the priests and all the people, saying:
Yechezkel (Ezekiel) 20:1
וַיְהִי בַּשָּׁנָה הַשְּׁבִיעִית בַּחֲמִשִׁי בֶּעָשׂוֹר לַחֹדֶשׁ בָּאוּ אֲנָשִׁים מִזִּקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לִדְרֹשׁ אֶת-יהוה וַיֵּשְׁבוּ לְפָנָֽי
vayehí bashanáh hashvi’ít bachamísh b’echad láchodesh bá’ú anashím miziknéi yisra’él lidrósh et-יהוה vayésh’vú l’fanáy
And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth, on the tenth of the month, men came from the elders of Yisra’el to seek יהוה, and they sat before me.
vayehí bashanáh hashvi’ít bachamísh b’echad láchodesh bá’ú anashím miziknéi yisra’él lidrósh et-יהוה vayésh’vú l’fanáy
And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth, on the tenth of the month, men came from the elders of Yisra’el to seek יהוה, and they sat before me.
Zechariah (Zechariah) 7:3
לֵאמֹר אֶל-הַכֹּֽהֲנִים אֲשֶׁר לְבֵית-יהוה צְבָאוֹת וְאֶל-הַנְּבִיאִים לֵאמֹר הַֽאֶבְכֶּה בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַחֲמִשִׁי הִנָּזֵר כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתִי זֶה כַּמֶּה שָׁנִֽים
le’mor el-hakohanim asher leVeit-יהוה Tz’vaot v’el-han’vi’im le’mor ha’evkeh bachodesh hachamishi hinnazer ka’asher asiti zeh kameh shanim
To speak to the priests who are of the house of יהוה Tzevaot and to the prophets, saying, ‘Should I weep in the fifth month, abstaining as I have done these many years?’
le’mor el-hakohanim asher leVeit-יהוה Tz’vaot v’el-han’vi’im le’mor ha’evkeh bachodesh hachamishi hinnazer ka’asher asiti zeh kameh shanim
To speak to the priests who are of the house of יהוה Tzevaot and to the prophets, saying, ‘Should I weep in the fifth month, abstaining as I have done these many years?’
Zechariah (Zechariah) 8:19
כֹּֽה-אָמַר יהוה צְבָאוֹת צוֹם הָרְבִיעִי וְצוֹם הַחֲמִישִׁי וְצוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי וְצוֹם הָעֲשִׂירִי יִהְיֶה לְבֵית-יְהוּדָה לְשָׂשׂוֹן וּלְשִׂמְחָה וּֽלְמֹעֲדִים טוֹבִים וְהָאֱמֶת וְהַשָּׁלוֹם אֱהָֽבוּ
kōh-’āmar יהוה ṣḇā’ōṯ ṣōm harəḇî‘î wəṣōm hāḥămišî wəṣōm haššəḇi‘î wəṣōm hā‘ăśîrî yihyēh ləḇêṯ-yəhūḏāh ləśāśōn ūləśimḥāh ūləmō‘āḏîm ṭōḇîm wəhā’ĕmeṯ wəhaššālōm ’ĕhāḇū
Thus says יהוה of Hosts: The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth month, and the fast of the seventh month, and the fast of the tenth month will be for the house of Yehudah for joy and for gladness and for good appointed times. But love truth and peace.
kōh-’āmar יהוה ṣḇā’ōṯ ṣōm harəḇî‘î wəṣōm hāḥămišî wəṣōm haššəḇi‘î wəṣōm hā‘ăśîrî yihyēh ləḇêṯ-yəhūḏāh ləśāśōn ūləśimḥāh ūləmō‘āḏîm ṭōḇîm wəhā’ĕmeṯ wəhaššālōm ’ĕhāḇū
Thus says יהוה of Hosts: The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth month, and the fast of the seventh month, and the fast of the tenth month will be for the house of Yehudah for joy and for gladness and for good appointed times. But love truth and peace.
Ezra (Ezra) 7:8
וַיָּבֹא יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַחֲמִישִׁי הִיא שְׁנַת הַשְּׁבִיעִית לַמֶּֽלֶךְ
vayavo Yerushalayim bachodesh hamish’i hi shnat hashvi’it lamlech
And he came to Yerushalayim in the fifth month, it was the seventh year of the king.
vayavo Yerushalayim bachodesh hamish’i hi shnat hashvi’it lamlech
And he came to Yerushalayim in the fifth month, it was the seventh year of the king.
Ezra (Ezra) 7:9
כִּי בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ הָרִאשׁוֹן הוּא יְסֻד הַֽמַּעֲלָה מִבָּבֶל וּבְאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ הַחֲמִישִׁי בָּא אֶל-יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם כְּיַד-אֱלֹהָיו הַטּוֹבָה עָלָֽיו
ki be’echad lachodesh harishon hu yesod hama’alah mibavel uve’echad lachodesh hamish’i ba el-Yerushalayim keyad-Elohav hattovah ‘alayav
For on the first of the first month he began the ascent from Babel, and on the first of the fifth month he came to Yerushalayim, according to the good hand of his Elohim upon him.
ki be’echad lachodesh harishon hu yesod hama’alah mibavel uve’echad lachodesh hamish’i ba el-Yerushalayim keyad-Elohav hattovah ‘alayav
For on the first of the first month he began the ascent from Babel, and on the first of the fifth month he came to Yerushalayim, according to the good hand of his Elohim upon him.
Divrei HaYamim I (I Chronicles) 27:8
הַחֲמִישִׁי לַחֹדֶשׁ הַֽחֲמִישִׁי הַשַּׂר שַׁמְהוּת הַיִּזְרָח וְעַל מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹ עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה אָֽלֶף
ha-khamishi la-khodesh ha-khamishi ha-sar shamhut ha-yizrakhi ve-‘al mahlekh-to ‘esrim ve-‘arba’ah ‘alef
The fifth for the fifth month, the officer Shamḥut the Yizraḥi, and over his division, twenty-four thousand.
ha-khamishi la-khodesh ha-khamishi ha-sar shamhut ha-yizrakhi ve-‘al mahlekh-to ‘esrim ve-‘arba’ah ‘alef
The fifth for the fifth month, the officer Shamḥut the Yizraḥi, and over his division, twenty-four thousand.