Sivan
Sivan (Hebrew: סִיוָן, Standard Sīvan, Tiberian Sīwān; from Akkadian simānu, meaning "Season; time") is the ninth month of the civil year and the third month of the religious year on the Hebrew calendar. It is a month of 30 days. Sivan usually falls in May–June on the Gregorian calendar.
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Shavuot, the Festival of Weeks, marks the day the Torah was given to the Israelites at Mount Sinai. Bikkurim are given as offerings, as in this picture from Nahalal, Israel in 2006. | |
| Native name | סִיוָן (Hebrew) |
| Calendar | Hebrew calendar |
| Month number | 3 |
| Number of days | 30 |
| Season | Spring (Northern Hemisphere) |
| Gregorian equivalent | May–June |
| Significant days | Shavuot |
Along with all other current, post-biblical Jewish month names, Sivan was adopted during the Babylonian captivity. In the Babylonian calendar it was named Araḫ Simanu.
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