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Sivan

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

Third month of Jewish sacred and ninth of civil year, beginning with the new moon of June

(Esther 8:9⁹Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language. (Esther 8:9)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

See MONTHS.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

5510 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Ciyvan

Phonic:

see-vawn’

Meaning:

probably of Persian origin; Sivan, the third Heb. month

KJV Usage:

Sivan

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

their covering (?)

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Month:―third month of Jewish sacred year, Esth. 8:9. {Mensis}

From Manners and Customs of the Bible:

Esther 8:9⁹Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language. (Esther 8:9). In the third month, that is, the month Sivan.

Sivan corresponded nearly to our month of June.

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