Strong H3691כִּסְלֵו
Chislev
- Transliteration
- kislêv
- Pronunciation
- kis-lave'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of some kind
Definition
Probably of foreign origin;
{Kisleu} the ninth Hebrew month: - Chisleu.
{Kisleu} the ninth Hebrew month: - Chisleu.
Meaning of the name
Chisleu = "his confidence"
Detailed definition
Chislev, mentioned in <ref="Nehemiah 1:1">Nehemiah 1:1</ref> and <ref="Zechariah 7:1">Zechariah 7:1</ref>, is the ninth month in the ancient Hebrew calendar, corresponding to November-December in the modern calendar.
In the biblical story
Chislev
The ninth month in the ancient Hebrew calendar
Chislev, mentioned in <ref="Nehemiah 1:1">Nehemiah 1:1</ref> and <ref="Zechariah 7:1">Zechariah 7:1</ref>, is the ninth month in the ancient Hebrew calendar, corresponding to November-December in the modern calendar.
In the Bible
Strong H3691 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- chisleu2
First verses
- Nehemiah 1:1The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,
- Zechariah 7:1And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the Lord came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu;