diff --git a/reference/calendar/functions/jdtojewish.xml b/reference/calendar/functions/jdtojewish.xml
index 53022ee2d3..7e031b7f5d 100644
--- a/reference/calendar/functions/jdtojewish.xml
+++ b/reference/calendar/functions/jdtojewish.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@
  <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
   &reftitle.returnvalues;
   <para>
-   The jewish date as a string in the form "month/day/year"
+   The Jewish date as a string in the form "month/day/year", or an ISO-8859-8
+   encoded Hebrew date string, according to the <parameter>hebrew</parameter>
+   parameter.
   </para>
  </refsect1>