Tevet

or Te·bet

[ Sephardic Hebrew te-vet; Ashkenazic Hebrew tey-veys, -vuhs; English tey-veys, -veyt, -vuhs ]

noun

1. the fourth month of the Jewish calendar.

Tevet

/ teˈvet /

noun

1. (in the Jewish calendar) the tenth month of the year according to biblical reckoning and the fourth month of the civil year, usually falling within December and January

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tevet¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; from Hebrew tēvēth, from Akkadian ṭebētu

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tevet¹

from Hebrew