HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3691
כִּסְלֵו
kis.lev — Chislev
§ Chisleu = "his confidence" the 9th month of the calendar corresponding to Nov-Dec
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Chisleu
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
The name adopted from the Babylonians by the Jews after the Captivity for the third civil, or ninth ecclesiastical, month (Neh. 1:1; Zech. 7:1). It corresponds nearly with the moon in November.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.