Pronunciations

Definitions

• n. A minor fast day on the 10th of Tevet that commemorates King Nebuchadnezzar's siege of Jerusalem in 586 B.C.E., considered the beginning of the destruction of the First Temple.
  

Example Sentences

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew

Etymology

• עשרה בטבת asara be-tevet 'tenth of Tevet'
  

Who Uses This

• Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

Regions

• North America
• Australia / New Zealand
• Great Britain
• South Africa

Dictionaries

• The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
• The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

Alternative Spellings

Asara BeTevet, Asora BeTevet, Asore BeTevet, Asarah BeTevet, Asorah BeTevet, Asoreh BeTevet, Asora B'Tevet, Asore B'Tevet, Asarah B'Tevet, Asorah B'Tevet, Asoreh B'Tevet, Asara Be-Tevet, Asora Be-Tevet, Asore Be-Tevet, Asarah Be-Tevet, Asorah Be-Tevet, Asoreh Be-Tevet, Asara BeTeyvet, Asora BeTeyvet, Asore BeTeyvet, Asarah BeTeyvet, Asorah BeTeyvet, Asoreh BeTeyvet, Asara B'Teyvet, Asora B'Teyvet, Asore B'Teyvet, Asarah B'Teyvet, Asorah B'Teyvet, Asoreh B'Teyvet, Asara Be-Teyvet, Asora Be-Teyvet, Asore Be-Teyvet, Asarah Be-Teyvet, Asorah Be-Teyvet, Asoreh Be-Teyvet, Asara BeTeves, Asora BeTeves, Asore BeTeves, Asarah BeTeves, Asorah BeTeves, Asoreh BeTeves, Asara B'Teves, Asora B'Teves, Asore B'Teves, Asarah B'Teves, Asorah B'Teves, Asoreh B'Teves, Asara Be-Teves, Asora Be-Teves, Asore Be-Teves, Asarah Be-Teves, Asorah Be-Teves, Asoreh Be-Teves, Asara BeTeyves, Asora BeTeyves, Asore BeTeyves, Asarah BeTeyves, Asorah BeTeyves, Asoreh BeTeyves, Asara B'Teyves, Asora B'Teyves, Asore B'Teyves, Asorah B'Teyves, Asarah B'Teyves, Asoreh B'Teyves, Asara Be-Teyves, Asora Be-Teyves, Asore Be-Teyves, Asarah Be-Teyves, Asorah Be-Teyves, Asoreh Be-Teyves