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Definition of Sivan
1. Noun. The ninth month of the civil year; the third month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in May and June).
Group relationships: Hebrew Calendar, Jewish Calendar
Generic synonyms: Jewish Calendar Month
Definition of Sivan
1. n. The third month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year; -- supposed to correspond nearly with our month of June.
Definition of Sivan
1. Proper noun. (Judaism) The ninth month of the civil year in the Jewish calendar, after Iyar and before Tammuz. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sivan
Literary usage of Sivan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Explanatory Commentary on Esther: With Four Appendices Consisting of the by Paulus Cassel (1888)
"Mordecai's message was sent out on the 23rd day of the month sivan, which corresponded
... sivan ..."
2. British Jews by John Mills (1853)
"sivan. This is the ninth month and has always thirty days. PENTECOST.—On the
sixth and seventh days of this month is held the feast of Pentecost—from the ..."
3. The Journal of Sacred Literature and Biblical Record (1867)
"... on sivan 5, sivan 6, or sivan 7: for 15 days of Nisan+30 days of ... day of
the third month, seeing it might fall on the 5th, 6th, or 7th of sivan. ..."
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