Kislev

[ kis-luhv, kees-lev ]

noun

1. the third month of the Jewish calendar.

Kislev

/ kiˈslev /

noun

1. (in the Jewish calendar) the ninth month of the year according to biblical reckoning and the third month of the civil year, usually falling within November and December

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kislev¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; from Hebrew kislēv, from Akkadian kislimu

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kislev¹

from Hebrew

Example Sentences

The dates of the holiday are based on Hebrew month of Kislev, which usually coincides with November-December in the Gregorian calendar.

From Washington Times

Elyakim Kislev, a sociologist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, agrees.

From Washington Post

According to this account, Judah Maccabee and his followers built a new altar and dedicated it on the 25th day of the Hebrew month Kislev in 165 B.C.

From Time

In her cramped Tel Aviv apartment Lia Kislev and her team are hard at work on a site they believe can be the latest Israeli start-up to wow the world.

From BBC

Tablet 906 explains this eleventh year; it runs as follows: "Babylon month Kislev, day 25, year 1 of Cambyses king of Babylon, at that time Cyrus king of the lands."

From Project Gutenberg