Tammuz

English

Etymology 1

Hebrew תַּמּוּז, from a Sumerian god's name (see #Etymology_2).

Proper noun

Tammuz

  2. (Judaism) The tenth month of the civil year and the fourth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Sivan and before Av.
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See also

Hebrew calendar monthsedit

Etymology 2

From Sumerian 𒌉𒍣 (DUMU.ZID, “the true son”).

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Tammuz

  2. A Sumerian god of food and vegetation.

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