Kislev: the ninth month of the Jewish calendar Original Word: כִּסְלֵו
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Kislev
Phonetic Spelling: (kis-lave')
Short Definition: Chislev
Word Origin
of foreign origin
Definition
the ninth month of the Jewish calendar
NASB Translation
Chislev (2).
כִּסְלֵו proper name [masculine] kislew, ninth month (post-exilic) = November-December, Zechariah 7:1; ׳בְּחֹדֶשׁ כ Nehemiah 1:1 (ᵑ7 id.; loan-word from Babylonian kislimu, kislivu, Muss-ArnJBL 1892, 167; conjectures on etymology by JenZA ii, 210, Anm. 3 Hptib. 265, Anm. 2; Palmyrene כסלול VogNo. 24; Greek χασελευ I Makk Nehemiah 1:54).
Chisleu Probably of foreign origin; Kisleu, the 9th Heb. Month -- Chisleu.
בְּכִסְלֵֽו׃ בכסלו׃ כִּסְלֵיו֙ כסליו bə·ḵis·lêw bechisLev bəḵislêw kis·lêw kisLeiv kislêw
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