Kislev
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Kislev is a late autumn/early winter month in the Hebrew calendar traditionally associated with the festival of Hanukkah.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kislev canonical | 8 |
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
self-link
ⓘ
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 (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.