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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tevet canonical | 3 |
| Asara beTevet | 1 |
| Shevat | 1 |
| Tenth of Tevet | 1 |
| עשרה בטבת | 1 |
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 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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 self-link ⓘ |
| typicalGregorianRange | December–January ⓘ |
| usedBy | Jewish communities worldwide ⓘ |
| usedIn | Jewish religious observance ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Asara beTevet
this entity surface form:
עשרה בטבת