Tisha B'Av

== English == === Alternative forms === Tisha B'Ab, tishe-bov === Etymology === From Hebrew תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב (Tish'a B'Áv, “the ninth day of Av”), from תִּשְׁעָה (tish'á, “nine”) + בְּ (b'-, “in”) + אָב ('Áv, “Av, fifth month of the Jewish Calendar”). === Proper noun === Tisha B'Av (Judaism) An annual day of fasting, associated with a number of disasters in Jewish history. ==== Coordinate terms ==== Eleh Ezkerah (midrash read on the day) Lamentations (book read on the day) the Three Weeks