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sivan |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sivan \Si"van\, n. [Heb. s[=i]v[=a]n.] The third month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year; -- supposed to correspond nearly with our month of June. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Sivan n : the ninth month of the civil year; the third month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in May and June) [syn: {Sivan}, {Siwan}] From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Sivan a Persian word (Assyr, sivanu, "bricks"), used after the Captivity as the name of the third month of the Jewish year, extending from the new moon in June to the new moon in July (Esther 8:9). From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: Sivan, a bush or thorn
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