Sivan

[ siv-uhn; Hebrew see-vahn ]

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noun

Sivan

/ siːˈvɑːn /

(in the Jewish calendar) the third month of the year according to biblical reckoning and the ninth month of the civil year, usually falling within May and June

Origin of Sivan¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; from Hebrew sîvān, from Akkadian simānu “season, time”; mazuma ( def ), monsoon ( def )

Origin of Sivan¹

from Hebrew

On the 26th day of the month Sivan, in the seventh year, the day was turned into night, and fire in the midst of heaven.

He thereupon returned to Nineveh and on the 8th of Sivan formally ascended the throne.

But the storm abated, and, after a journey of one month, the ship sailed into the harbor of Accho (3rd Sivan—16th May).

Sivan, siv′an, n. the third month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, answering to part of May and June.

In the month Sivan there was mourning for the kings mother in Akkad.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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