Strong H5510סִיוָן
Sivan
- Transliteration
- sîyvân
- Pronunciation
- see-vawn'
- Morphology
- Proper Name Title (ie not the name of a person or place)
Definition
Probably of Persian origin;
{Sivan} the third Hebrew month: - Sivan.
{Sivan} the third Hebrew month: - Sivan.
Meaning of the name
Sivan = "their covering"
Detailed definition
Sivan is the third month of the Jewish calendar, mentioned in <ref="Esther 8:9">Esther 8:9</ref> as the month in which Mordecai's decree was written and sent to the provinces.
In the biblical story
Sivan
The third month of the Jewish calendar
Sivan is the third month of the Jewish calendar, mentioned in <ref="Esther 8:9">Esther 8:9</ref> as the month in which Mordecai's decree was written and sent to the provinces.
In the Bible
Strong H5510 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- sivan1
First verses
- Esther 8:9Then were the king’s scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.