Lexical Summary Kislev: the ninth month of the Jewish calendar Original Word: כִּסְלֵוTransliteration: Kislev Phonetic Spelling: (kis-lave') Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Short Definition: the ninth month of the Jewish calendar Meaning: the ninth month of the Jewish calendar Strong's Concordance Chisleu Probably of foreign origin; Kisleu, the 9th Heb. Month -- Chisleu. Brown-Driver-Briggs H3691. Kislev כִּסְלֵו proper name [masculine] kislew, ninth month (post-exilic) = November-December, Zechariah 7:1; כ ׳בְּחֹדֶשׁ 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). |
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