The name adopted from the Babylonians by the Jews after the Captivity for the third civil, or ninth ecclesiastical, month (Neh. 1:1; Zech. 7:1). It corresponds nearly with the moon in November.
·noun The ninth month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, answering to a part of November with a part...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
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William Smith's Bible Dictionary