Ethanim

[ eth-uh-nim; Sephardic Hebrew e-tah-neem ]

noun

, Chiefly Biblical.

1. a month equivalent to Tishri in the modern Jewish calendar. 1 Kings 8:2.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ethanim¹

From Late Latin Ethanim, from Hebrew, Canaanite ēthānīm

Example Sentences

And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast, in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.

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And all Israel assembled themselves to king Solomon, on the festival day, in the month of Ethanim, the same is the seventh month.

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The ecclesiastical year began with the month Abib, or Nisan, in the spring: the civil year with the month Ethanim in the fall.

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