Kislev
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Kislev is a late autumn/early winter month in the Hebrew calendar traditionally associated with the festival of Hanukkah.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebrew calendar month
→
lunar month → month of the Hebrew calendar → |
| alignment |
adjusted to solar seasons
→
follows lunar cycles → |
| associatedWith | Hanukkah → |
| calendarFamily | Semitic calendars → |
| calendarType | lunisolar → |
| chronologicalFunction | organizing Jewish year → |
| culturalContext | Jewish culture → |
| etymologyPossibleMeaning |
security
→
trust → |
| festivalAssociation | Festival of Lights → |
| festivalOccursIn | Hanukkah → |
| follows | Cheshvan → |
| hasDayNumberRange |
1–29
→
1–30 → |
| hasNumberInSequence |
3 (civil year count)
→
9 (ecclesiastical year count) → |
| languageName | כִּסְלֵו → |
| lengthVariabilityReason | Hebrew calendar leap year rules → |
| occursAfterEvent | High Holy Day season → |
| occursAfterMonthGroup | Tishrei and Cheshvan → |
| partOf | Hebrew calendar → |
| positionInYear |
ninth month of the ecclesiastical Hebrew year
→
third month of the civil Hebrew year → |
| possibleLengthDays |
29
→
30 → |
| precedes | Tevet → |
| religiousCalendarRole |
date for Jewish commemorations
→
date for Torah readings → |
| religiousSignificance | time of Hanukkah miracles remembrance → |
| religiousTradition | Judaism → |
| season |
early winter
→
late autumn → |
| timeSystem | based on lunar months adjusted to solar year → |
| transliterationVariant |
Kislev
→
Kislew → |
| typicalGregorianRange |
December
→
November → |
| typicalLengthDays | 30 → |
| usedBy | Jewish communities worldwide → |
| usedIn |
Hebrew calendar
→
surface form: "Jewish liturgical calendar"
Jewish religious observance → |
| writingSystem | Hebrew alphabet → |
Referenced by (7)
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