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Tebeth
(Esther 2:16), a word probably of Persian origin, denoting the cold time of the year; used by the later Jews as denoting the tenth month of the year. Assyrian tebituv, “rain.”
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
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In the Bible
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Verses where Tebeth is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Esther 2:16
She was taken to King Xerxes in the royal palace in the tenth month, the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
Scripture on Tebeth
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Entries that reference Tebeth
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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