◄ 3691. Kislev ►
Lexicon Kislev: Kislev Original Word: כִּסְלֵו Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Transliteration: Kiclev Pronunciation: kis-LAYV Phonetic Spelling: (kis-lave') Definition: Kislev Meaning: Kisleu Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Chisleu Probably of foreign origin; Kisleu, the 9th Heb. Month -- Chisleu. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin of foreign origin Definition the ninth month of the Jewish calendar NASB Translation Chislev (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs כִּסְלֵו proper name [masculine] kislew, ninth month (post-exilic) = November-December, Zechariah 7:1; ׳בְּחֹדֶשׁ כ Nehemiah 1:1 (ᵑ7 id.; loan-word from Babylonian kislimu, kislivu, Muss-ArnJBL 1892, 167; conjectures on etymology by JenZA ii, 210, Anm. 3 Hptib. 265, Anm. 2; Palmyrene כסלול VogNo. 24; Greek χασελευ I Makk Nehemiah 1:54). Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be fat or to be confident. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Kisleu, as it is a specific Hebrew month name not directly translated into Greek in the Septuagint or New Testament texts. Usage: Kisleu is used in the context of the Hebrew calendar to denote a specific time of year. It is mentioned in the context of events and timelines in the Old Testament. Context: Kisleu, or Chislev, is the ninth month of the Hebrew calendar, which typically falls in late autumn to early winter, around November to December. This month is significant in the Jewish tradition as it includes the festival of Hanukkah, although Hanukkah itself is not mentioned in the Old Testament. In the Bible, Kisleu is referenced in the books of Nehemiah and Zechariah. In Nehemiah 1:1 (BSB), it is noted as the month when Nehemiah received news about the state of Jerusalem: "These are the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: In the month of Kislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa." This indicates the time when Nehemiah began his mission to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. The month is also mentioned in Zechariah 7:1 (BSB): "In the fourth year of King Darius, the word of the LORD came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, the month of Kislev." This passage marks a prophetic message received by Zechariah. The month of Kisleu is thus associated with significant historical and prophetic events in the Jewish narrative. Forms and Transliterations בְּכִסְלֵֽו׃ בכסלו׃ כִּסְלֵיו֙ כסליו bə·ḵis·lêw bechisLev bəḵislêw kis·lêw kisLeiv kislêw Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Nehemiah 1:1 HEB: [כִּסְלֵו כ] (כִּסְלֵיו֙ ק) שְׁנַ֣ת NAS: in the month Chislev, [in] the twentieth KJV: And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth INT: happened the month Chisleu year the twentieth Zechariah 7:1 HEB: לַחֹ֥דֶשׁ הַתְּשִׁעִ֖י בְּכִסְלֵֽו׃ NAS: month, [which is] Chislev. KJV: month, [even] in Chisleu; INT: month the ninth Chislev 2 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 3691 2 Occurrences bə·ḵis·lêw — 1 Occ. kis·lêw — 1 Occ.