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# kislev

noun

«kislev» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

In Sefer Yetzirah each month is linked with a Hebrew letter, a sign of the zodiac and a body part, and Kislev goes with Samech, Sagittarius and the stomach.

**Interpretation.** Hanukkah begins on the 25th of Kislev, and tradition sees the month as a time when light grows in the dark.

### Meaning

The third month of the Hebrew calendar, which falls in late autumn, around November or December. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kislev/#m1)

### Examples

- The twelve months of the year are: Nisan, Iyar, Sivan, Tamus, Ab, Elul, Tishri, Marcheshvan, Kislev, Teves, Schevat and Adar. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kislev/#x1)
- He produced Samech, predominant in sleep, crowned, combined, and formed Sagittarius in the world, Kislev in the year, and the stomach of man. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kislev/#x2)
- He produced Samech, predominant in Sleep, crowned it, combined and formed with it Sagittarius in the Universe, Kislev in the Year, and the stomach of Man. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kislev/#x3)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «kislev» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kislev/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«kislev» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/kislev.html) on Mova free.