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Tebeth

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(goodness). Tenth month of Hebrew sacred, and fourth of civil, year; commencing with new moon in January (Esther 2:16¹⁶So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign. (Esther 2:16)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

See MONTHS.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

2887 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Tebeth

Phonic:

tay’-beth

Meaning:

probably of foreign derivation; Tebeth, the tenth Heb. month

KJV Usage:

Tebeth

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

goodness

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Good; goodness:―tenth month of the Hebrew sacred year; fourth of civil year, Esth. 2:16. {Bonus}

From Manners and Customs of the Bible:

Esther 2:16¹⁶So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign. (Esther 2:16). The tenth month, which is the month Tebeth.

This corresponded very nearly to our month of January.

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