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

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