Hebrew calendar

lunisolar calendar used for Jewish religious observances
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Hebrew calendar

Summary

Hebrew calendar ranks in the top 0.66% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,117 views/month, #512 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • Hebrew calendar was influenced by Babylonian calendar[2].
  • Hebrew calendar is a type of lunisolar calendar[3].
  • Hebrew calendar is used for timing[4].
  • Hebrew calendar's Commons category is recorded as Hebrew calendar[5].
  • Hebrew calendar's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hebrew calendar[6].
  • Hebrew calendar's Commons gallery is recorded as Hebrew calendar[7].
  • Hebrew calendar's described at URL is recorded as https://astrojew.com[8].
  • Hebrew calendar's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[9].
  • Hebrew calendar's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[10].
  • Hebrew calendar's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[11].
  • Hebrew calendar's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Hebrew calendar's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Hebrew calendar's topic has template is recorded as Template:12 months of the Hebrew calendar[14].
  • Hebrew calendar's has part is recorded as month of the Hebrew calendar[15].
  • Hebrew calendar's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16].

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Definition and Type

Hebrew calendar is a type of lunisolar calendar[3].

Use and Application

Hebrew calendar is used for timing[4].

Movements and Schools

Hebrew calendar was influenced by Babylonian calendar[2].

Why It Matters

Hebrew calendar ranks in the top 0.66% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,117 views/month, #512 of 77,819).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] . Moshe ben Maimon. wikidata.org.
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  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of
    Influenced by Babylonian calendar
    Has use timing
    Influenced by
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007293779105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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