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Tevet

Tevet

9.9
A month in the Hebrew calendar that falls in December and January
  • noun
  • /ˈtɛvɛt/
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  • The 20th of Tevet marks a significant date in the Hebrew calendar for various observances.

Examples

  • It's a cold day, the short Friday of winter, the 20th of Tevet 5654, or you might call it the 29th of December 1893, according to the Christian calendar.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • Shlomit Niva Tevet, director of marketing for dipTech, said they were seeing much traffic in the booth as interest has been growing around the world.

    Blog text (29)

  • During the month of Tevet, many Jewish families celebrate the holiday of Hanukkah.

  • In 2024, the month of Tevet begins on December 26.

Synonyms

Tebet
vsTevet
9.9

A month in the Jewish calendar that falls in December or January

is the same month but uses a different transliteration or spelling

Compounds

Fast of Tevet
9.9

A minor Jewish fast on the tenth of Tevet to remember the siege of Jerusalem and Holocaust victims

Surface Forms

Tevet singular
Tevets plural

Etymology

The word Tevet is the Hebrew name for a winter month and comes from an old Babylonian month name that Hebrew borrowed long ago. So, Tevet is still the name of this month in the Hebrew calendar, usually falling in December and January.