סיוון

Hebrew

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒌗𒋞𒂵 (itisimānu).

Proper noun

סיוון / סִיוָן • (siván) m

  1. Sivan (third month)
    • Tanach, Esther 8:9, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וַיִּקָּרְאוּ סֹפְרֵי־הַמֶּלֶךְ בָּעֵת־הַהִיא בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁלִישִׁי הוּא־חֹדֶשׁ סִיוָן...
      Va-yiqqar’ú sofré ha-mélekh ba-ét ha-hi ba-ḥódesh ha-shlishí hu ḥódesh Siván...
      Then were the king’s scribes called at that time, in the third month, which is the month Sivan...
    • a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Sotah 12b:
      רַבִּי אַחָא בַּר חֲנִינָא אָמַר: אוֹתוֹ הַיּוֹם שִׁשָּׁה בְּסִיוָן הָיָה
      Rabbí Aḥa bar Ḥanína amár: otó ha-yóm shishá b-Siván hayá.
      Rabbi Aha bar Hanina said: that day was the sixth of Sivan.

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Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew סִיוָן.

Noun

סיוון • (sivn) m

  1. Sivan (ninth month)

See also

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