— Category V · The Month —
The Month
The Hebrew word that defines a month. The new moon as an appointed day across Scripture. And how Yahuah's people are meant to determine when a chodesh begins.
Study 1
Chodesh Means Renewed
In Hebrew, the word for "month" and the word for "new moon" are identical — chodesh, from the root chadash, "to renew." Three Tanakh texts (Psalm 81:3, Numbers 33:3, 1 Samuel 20:24) and three Yahushua-life witnesses (Pesach exodus, Calvary's eclipse, the thief-in-the-night return) all rule out the full-moon theory.
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The New Moon in Scripture
Trumpet at every new moon. A burnt offering at every new moon. The temple gate opened on every new moon. Saul's court expected David at the table. Isaiah 66 puts it in the restored future alongside the Sabbath. The new moon was a real, kept, appointed day — distinct from the Sabbath but woven into the rhythm beside it.
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Watched vs. Consulted
Three methods determine when a new month begins — Hillel II's math, the dark conjunction, and the sighted crescent. Only the sighted method matches the Hebrew word, the role of the lights as witnesses, and Yahushua's prophetic image of watchers with trimmed lamps. Convenience is not faithfulness.
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