Definition

Noun: - Shebat is the name of the eleventh month in the ecclesiastical calendar and the fifth month in the civil calendar of the Hebrew (Jewish) calendar. It typically corresponds to parts of January and February in the Gregorian calendar.

Usage

• Shebat is used as a proper noun to refer to this specific month within the context of Jewish religious observance, history, and culture.
• It is often mentioned in relation to holidays, historical events, or agricultural seasons described in Jewish texts.

Examples

• The holiday of Tu B'Shevat, the "New Year for Trees," is celebrated in the month of Shebat.
• According to the biblical book of Zechariah, a word of the Lord came to the prophet "in the fourth year of King Darius, on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Shebat."

Advanced Usage

• In the month of Shebat: A phrase used to specify when an event occurs within this Jewish calendar month.
  • The community gathering was scheduled for the middle of the month of Shebat.

Variants and Related Words

• Shevat: An alternative, common transliteration of the same Hebrew month name.
• Shvat: Another variant spelling.

Synonyms

• Eleventh month (ecclesiastical): Describes its position in the religious calendar cycle.
• Fifth month (civil): Describes its position in the civil calendar cycle starting from Tishrei.

Notes

• As a proper noun referring to a specific, named month, Shebat does not have direct synonyms in the sense of interchangeable common nouns. The synonyms listed describe its ordinal position within different calendar reckonings.
• There are no idioms or phrasal verbs associated with this specific, culturally defined proper noun.

Noun

1. the fifth month of the civil year: the eleventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in January and February)