how to say “autumn” in Hebrew
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Some places in the world have four distinct seasons: summer, fall, winter, spring. But in regions such as Israel, there really was no need in ancient times for four names, since there were times when it was cold, and times when it was hot; times when it rained and times when the skies were blue.
Thus the word for autumn – סְתָו (stahv) – is a relatively new one in Hebrew. The word appears in the biblical שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים – Song of Songs (sheer hah-shee-REEM), but there it refers to the winter.
In any case, the holiday of סֻכּוֹת – Tabernacles (soo-KOHT) – heralds the end of the קַיִץ – summer (KAH-yeets) and the beginning of the rainy season… or, in borrowed terms, הַסְתָו – the fall (hah-STAHV).
Happy (Sukkot) holiday!
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