Sivan

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Sivan is the third month of the Hebrew calendar, traditionally associated with the festival of Shavuot and the giving of the Torah.

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Statements (27)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hebrew calendar month
month
associatedWith Omer counting completion
associatedWithEvent Shavuot
surface form: Giving of the Torah
associatedWithFestival Shavuot
calendarSystem Hebrew calendar
calendarType lunisolar
containsFestival Shavuot
culturalContext Jewish calendar
follows Iyar
hasFestival Shavuot
languageOfName Hebrew
liturgicalSignificance Time of receiving the Torah
nameInHebrewScript סִיוָן
numberingSystem ecclesiastical Hebrew year
occursInSeason early summer
late spring
partOf Jewish year
positionInHebrewCalendar 3
precedes Tammuz
religiousCalendarRole month of the Torah giving
religiousTradition Judaism
timeUnitType month of year
typicalGregorianRange May–June
usedFor Jewish religious observances
usedIn Israel
Jewish diaspora

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tammuz follows Sivan
Hebrew calendar hasMonth Sivan
subject surface form: Shavuot
Three Regalim occursIn Sivan
Weeks occursInMonth Sivan
Iyar precedes Sivan