Ethanim

American  

[eth-uh-nim, e-tah-neem] / ˈɛθ ə nɪm, ɛ tɑˈnim /

noun

Chiefly Biblical.

1. a month equivalent to Tishri in the modern Jewish calendar.

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Etymology

Origin of Ethanim

From Late Latin Ethanim, from Hebrew, Canaanite ēthānīm

Example Sentences

The month Ethanim, to which the first account refers, is mentioned, it will be remembered, in 1 Kings viii.

From Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

The last reviser distinguishes the months not by their old Hebrew names, Zif, Bul, Ethanim, but by numbers, commencing with spring as the beginning of the year.

From Prolegomena by Wellhausen, Julius

In the first place we have those peculiar to the Jews previous to the captivity, viz: Abib, the first month in commemoration of the exodus; Zif, the second, Ethanim, the seventh, and Bul, the eighth.

From Our Calendar by Packer, George Nichols

Ethanim, the month of gifts, that is of fruits, and Bul, the month of rain.

From Our Calendar by Packer, George Nichols

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

From The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 by Ontario. Ministry of Education