HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2887
טֵבֶ֑ת
te.vet — Tebeth
§ Tebeth = "goodness" the 10th month of the Jewish calendar corresponding to modern Dec-Jan
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Tebeth
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GREEK · G9443
Τηβήθ
Tēbēth — Tebeth
Tebeth
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(Esther 2:16), a word probably of Persian origin, denoting the cold time of the year; used by the later Jews as denoting the tenth month of the year. Assyrian tebituv, “rain.”
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Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.