Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The ninth month of the year in the Jewish calendar.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the third month of the Jewish civil year; the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, occupying a part of November and a part of December.
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- proper noun Judaism The third month of the civil year in the
Jewish calendar , afterCheshvan and beforeTevet .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the third month of the civil year; the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in November and December)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Mordechai Kislev, an Israeli archaebotanist, said it is quite possible for sycamores to live that long, though it's difficult to estimate a sycamore's age because it does not have annual growth rings.
Ancient Tree In Jericho To Be Center Of Planned Tourist Hub AP 2010
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Mordechai Kislev, an Israeli archaebotanist, said it is quite possible for sycamores to live that long, though it's difficult to estimate a sycamore's age because it does not have annual growth rings.
Ancient Tree In Jericho To Be Center Of Planned Tourist Hub AP 2010
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Mordechai Kislev, an Israeli archaebotanist, said it is quite possible for sycamores to live that long, though it's difficult to estimate a sycamore's age because it does not have annual growth rings.
Ancient Tree In Jericho To Be Center Of Planned Tourist Hub AP 2010
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And Judas and his brothers and all the congregation of Israel decreed that the days of rededication of the altar should be observed at their season, every year, for eight days, beginning with the twenty-fifth of the month of Kislev, with gladness and joy.
Rabbi Barry A. Kenter: Hanukkah: Not Quite The Jewish Christmas Rabbi Barry A. Kenter 2011
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Chanukah begins at sundown on the 25th of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar, which falls anywhere from late November to late December on the Christian Gregorian calendar.
Warren J. Blumenfeld: Challenging The Christian Month Of December Warren J. Blumenfeld 2011
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Mordechai Kislev, an Israeli archaebotanist, said it is quite possible for sycamores to live that long, though it's difficult to estimate a sycamore's age because it does not have annual growth rings.
Ancient Tree In Jericho To Be Center Of Planned Tourist Hub AP 2010
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Chanukah begins at sundown on the 25th of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar, which falls anywhere from late November to late December on the Christian Gregorian calendar.
Warren J. Blumenfeld: Challenging The Christian Month Of December Warren J. Blumenfeld 2011
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If, on the other hand, you read the Talmud, you discover: On the twenty-fifth of Kislev commence the days of Hanukkah which are eight ...
Rabbi Laura Geller: The Miracle(s) of Hanukkah Rabbi Laura Geller 2010
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If, on the other hand, you read the Talmud, you discover: On the twenty-fifth of Kislev commence the days of Hanukkah which are eight ...
Rabbi Laura Geller: The Miracle(s) Of Hanukkah Rabbi Laura Geller 2010
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If, on the other hand, you read the Talmud, you discover: On the twenty-fifth of Kislev commence the days of Hanukkah which are eight ...
Rabbi Laura Geller: The Miracle(s) Of Hanukkah Rabbi Laura Geller 2010
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