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Sivan
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Si·van  (svn)
n.
The ninth month of the year in the Jewish calendar. See Table at calendar.

[Hebrew sîwn, from Akkadian simnu, a month name, from simnu, season, time; see wsm in Semitic roots.]

Sivan [siːˈvɑːn]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) (in the Jewish calendar) the third month of the year according to biblical reckoning and the ninth month of the civil year, usually falling within May and June
[from Hebrew]
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Noun1.Sivan - the ninth month of the civil yearSivan - the ninth month of the civil year; the third month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in May and June)
Hebrew calendar, Jewish calendar - (Judaism) the calendar used by the Jews; dates from 3761 BC (the assumed date of the Creation of the world); a lunar year of 354 days is adjusted to the solar year by periodic leap years
Jewish calendar month - a month in the Jewish calendar


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