Shivah Asar Betammuz

American  

[shee-vah ah-sahr bi-tah-mooz, shiv-uh aw-suhr bi-tah-mooz, shi-vaw aw-sawr] / ʃiˈvɑ ɑˈsɑr bɪˈtɑ muz, ˈʃɪv ə ˈɔ sər bɪˈtɑ mʊz, ʃɪˈvɔ ɔˈsɔr /

Also Shibah Asar Betammuz

noun

1. a Jewish fast day observed on the 17th day of Tammuz in memory of the breach of the walls of Jerusalem by the Romans in a.d. 70.

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Etymology

Origin of Shivah Asar Betammuz

From Hebrew shibhʿāh ʿāśār bə tammuz “17th day of Tammuz”