Tammuz
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Hebrew תַּמּוּז, from a Sumerian god's name (see #Etymology_2).
Proper noun[edit]
Tammuz
- (Judaism) The tenth month of the civil year and the fourth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Sivan and before Av.
Translations[edit]
tenth month of civil year in the Jewish calendar
See also[edit]
- (Hebrew calendar months) Hebrew calendar month; Tishrei, Cheshvan, Kislev, Tevet, Shevat, Adar, Nisan, Iyar, Sivan, Tammuz, Av, Elul (Category: en:Hebrew calendar months)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Sumerian 𒌉𒍣 (DUMU.ZID, “the true son”).
Alternative forms[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Tammuz
- A Sumerian god of food and vegetation.