Category:Tebeth

Te"beth, n. Etym: [heb.]

Defn: the tenth month of the jewish ecclesiastical year, answering to A part of december with a part of january. Esther ii. 16.

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---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Tebeth - (Esther 2:16), a word probably of Persian origin, denoting the cold time of the year; used by the later Jews as denoting the tenth month of the year. Assyrian tebituv, "rain."