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Tammuz

Tammuz

9.9
The tenth month in the Hebrew calendar that is about June and July
  • noun
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  • In the Hebrew calendar, Tammuz is the tenth month.

Examples

  • The month of Tammuz usually falls in June or July.

  • The fast of the seventeenth of Tammuz marks the beginning of a period of mourning in Judaism.

  • According to the Hebrew calendar, they were married in Tammuz.

  • Many important historical events are commemorated during the month of Tammuz.

  • In the Hebrew calendar, Tammuz is the tenth month, occurring during the summer.

  • The month of Tammuz usually falls in June or July, making it a summer season.

  • Many important historical events are commemorated during the month of Tammuz in the Jewish tradition.

Synonyms

Thammuz
vsTammuz
9.9

The tenth civil and fourth religious month in the Hebrew calendar, usually in June or July

has identical meaning but is an alternative spelling used for the same month

Compounds

Fast of Tammuz
9.9

A Jewish day when people do not eat or drink from dawn to dusk to remember Jerusalem's walls being broken

Surface Forms

Tammuz singular
Tammuzes plural

Etymology

Tammuz comes from the name of an ancient Sumerian and Babylonian god of 'pastures' and 'plants'. The month was named for him and falls in June–July, so thinking of summer and growing fields helps you remember it.