HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H388
אֵיתָנִים
e.ta.nim — Ethanim
§ Ethanim = "enduring" seventh Jewish month, corresponding to modern Oct. to Nov.; so named because permanent streams still flowed
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Ethanim
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GREEK · G6148
Αθανιν
Athanin — Athanim
Athanim or Ethanim, or Tishri; the first month of the civil calendar and seventh month of the religious calendar
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The month of gifts, i.e., of vintage offerings; called Tisri after the Exile; corresponding to part of September and October. It was the first month of the civil year, and the seventh of the sacred year (1 Kings 8:2).
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Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.