# νουμηνία/noumēnia This word is also spelled νεομηνία (neomēnia). This word is a type of thing. It is a noun. * This word can mean new moon. This is a time when the moon first shows up as a very thin curved line after it has been invisible. This is the first day of the month in the Hebrew calendar. * This word can mean the festival that Jews celebrated on the first day of the month. See: Colossians 2:16