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Jewish calendar month

/ˌdʒuɪʃ ˌkæləndər mənθ/
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Definitions of Jewish calendar month
  1. noun
    a month in the Jewish calendar
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    types:
    Tishri
    the first month of the civil year; the seventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in September and October)
    Heshvan
    the second month of the civil year; the eighth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in October and November)
    Chislev, Kislev
    the third month of the civil year; the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in November and December)
    Tebet, Tevet
    the fourth month of the civil year; the tenth month of the ecclesiastical year (in December and January)
    Shebat, Shevat
    the fifth month of the civil year: the eleventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in January and February)
    Adar
    the sixth month of the civil year; the twelfth month of the ecclesiastic year in the Jewish calendar (in February and March)
    Adar Sheni, Veadar
    included seven times in every 19 years
    Nisan, Nissan
    the seventh month of the civil year; the first month of the ecclesiastic year (in March and April)
    Iyar, Iyyar
    the eighth month of the civil year; the second month of the ecclesiastical year (in April and May)
    Sivan, Siwan
    the ninth month of the civil year; the third month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in May and June)
    Tammuz, Thammuz
    the tenth month of the civil year; the fourth month of the ecclesiastic year (in June and July)
    Ab, Av
    the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August)
    Ellul, Elul
    the twelfth month of the civil year; the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in August and September)
    type of:
    calendar month, month
    one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
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