Tevet

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Tevet is a winter month in the Hebrew calendar, typically falling in December–January and associated with several Jewish fasts and historical commemorations.

Aliases (2)

Statements (38)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Hebrew calendar month
month of the Hebrew calendar
religious time period
associatedReligion Judaism
calendarRelation occurs after Hanukkah in most years
calendarType lunisolar
category Jewish fast days
Jewish time and calendar
Months of the Hebrew calendar
commemorates Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE)
surface form: "Babylonian siege of Jerusalem"

events leading to destruction of the First Temple
contains Asara b’Tevet
Fast of the Tenth of Tevet
surface form: "Fast of Tevet 10"

Fast of the Tenth of Tevet
surface form: "Fast of the Siege of Jerusalem"

Fast of the Tenth of Tevet
Tevet
surface form: "Tenth of Tevet"

Fast of the Tenth of Tevet
surface form: "Tzom Asara b’Tevet"

Tzom Gedaliah (in some historical customs when postponed)?
follows Kislev
hasFestivalContext often includes post‑Hanukkah period
hasReligiousPractice Selichot on 10 Tevet
Torah readings specific to fast days
daytime fast on 10 Tevet
language Hebrew
languageForm טֵבֵת
partOf Hebrew calendar
positionInYear fourth month of the Hebrew civil year
tenth month of the Hebrew religious year
precedes Shevat
relatedTo Jewish fast days
Jewish historical commemorations
season winter
timeSystem Anno Mundi
transliterationVariant Teves
Tevet
typicalGregorianRange December–January
usedBy Jewish communities worldwide
usedIn Jewish religious observance

Referenced by (4)

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

Tevet contains Tevet
this entity surface form: "Tenth of Tevet"
Adar I follows Tevet
this entity surface form: "Shevat"
Hebrew calendar hasMonth Tevet

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