Definition

1. Noun:
   • The fourth month of the civil year in the Hebrew calendar: "Tevet" is the name of a specific month in the Hebrew calendar, which corresponds to parts of December and January in the Gregorian calendar.
   • The tenth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Hebrew calendar: In the religious counting of months, starting from Nisan, "Tevet" is the tenth month.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The fast of the 10th of Tevet commemorates the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem.
  • Hanukkah often ends in the month of Tevet.

Advanced Usage

• "Asarah B'Tevet": The Fast of the Tenth of Tevet, a minor fast day in Judaism.
  • The community observed Asarah B'Tevet with prayer and reflection.

Variants and Related Words

• Tebet: An alternate spelling for "Tevet".
  • The month is sometimes referred to as Tebet in older texts.

Synonyms

• Month: A general term for a division of the year. (Note: This is a hypernym, not a direct synonym for the specific month name.)

Different Meanings

• This word is a proper noun referring specifically to a Hebrew calendar month. It does not have other common meanings in general English usage.

Related Idioms or Phrases

• "From Kislev to Tevet": Can be used to indicate a passage of time or a transition between months in the Hebrew calendar.
  • The project spanned from Kislev to Tevet.

Noun

1. the fourth month of the civil year; the tenth month of the ecclesiastical year (in December and January)