Sivan

S1I1V4A1N1

proper noun

The ninth month of the civil year and the third month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Iyar and before Tammuz.

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Siwan
OriginHebrew סיוון →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. JudaismThe ninth month of the civil year and the third month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Iyar and before Tammuz.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe ninth month of the civil year; the third month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in May and June)

Similar
Siwan
Broader
Jewish calendar month
Also see
siwan

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Hebrewסיוון
  2. EnglishSivan

Borrowed from Hebrew סיוון (siván).

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Translations

Hebrew סִיוָן
  • סִיוָן (siván)ninth month of the civil year in the Jewish calendar
Indonesian Siwan
  • Siwanninth month of the civil year in the Jewish calendar
Irish Síveán
  • Síveánninth month of the civil year in the Jewish calendar
Latin siban
  • sibanninth month of the civil year in the Jewish calendar
Persian حزیران
  • حزیران (hazirân)ninth month of the civil year in the Jewish calendar
Russian Сиван
  • Сиван (Sivan)ninth month of the civil year in the Jewish calendar
Yiddish סיוון
  • סיוון (sivn)ninth month of the civil year in the Jewish calendar

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Sivan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sivan

MLA

“Sivan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sivan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sivan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sivan.

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