3rd month of the Hebrew calendar
Sivan (Hebrew: סִיוָן, Standard Sīvan, Tiberian Sīwān; from Akkadian simānu, meaning "Season; time") is the ninth month of the civil year and the third month of the religious year on the Hebrew calendar. It is a month of 30 days. Sivan usually falls in May–June on the Gregorian calendar.
Along with all other current, post-biblical Jewish month names, Sivan was adopted during the Babylonian captivity. In the Babylonian calendar it was named Araḫ Simanu.[1]
Holidays
In Jewish history
See also
References
- ^ Muss-Arnolt, W. (1892). "The Names of the Assyro-Babylonian Months and Their Regents". Journal of Biblical Literature. 11 (1): 72–94. doi:10.2307/3259081. hdl:2027/mdp.39015030576584. JSTOR 3259081. (free access at [1]).
- ^ Duetsch, Gotthard; Franco, M.; Malter, Henry (1905). "Purims, Special:". Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 10. New York: Funk & Wagnalls Co. p. 281. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
External links
- About the Month of Sivan
- Resources on the Month of Sivan