Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Hebrew term or phrase:
The year TASHNAT (Tav Shin Nun Tet)
English translation:
1999
Added to glossary by
Michal Circolone
Apr 23, 2007 16:38
17 yrs ago
Hebrew term
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The year TASHNAT (Tav Shin Nun Tet)
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| 5 -1 | 1999 |
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Apr 23, 2007 16:54: Sue Goldian changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
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1999
tashan is 1990 add a teit to it, et voila! :-)
Peer comment(s):
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Eynnat
: It's 1998/99. No, Snatalieg: it becomes 1999 on 1 January, which is not Sep/Oct.
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| agree |
snatalieg
: in otherwords, it depends what the month is: if it's before Sept. or Oct. equivalent, then it's 1998, after that (ie rosh haShanah) it will be 1999
1 hr
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| disagree |
Prokurator
: The year 5759 (Tashnat) started on the eve of Sep. 21 1998 end ended on the eve of Sep. 11 1999
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