A Persian word (Assyr, sivanu, “bricks”), used after the Captivity as the name of the third month of the Jewish year, extending from the new moon in June to the new moon in July (Esther 8:9).
Source:Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)Public domain
Concept
Sivan
Name meaning: a bush or thorn (Hitchcock)
Hebrew & Greek words with this meaning
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Also in Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
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Source: Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
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