Shiva Asar B'Tamuz

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Pronunciations

Shiva Asar B'Tamuz (shee-VAH ah-SAR bih-TAH-mooz) listen

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Definitions

  • n. The 17th of Tamuz, a minor Jewish fast day on which it is believed that the walls of Jerusalem were breached in ancient times.

Example Sentences

  • "Tomorrow the camp theme is Jerusalem, because it's Shiva Asar be-Tamuz." (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • שִׁבְעָה עָשָׂר בְּתַּמּוּז 'the 17th of Tammuz'

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

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

      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).
      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

      Alternative Spellings

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Notes

  • On Shiva Asar B'Tamuz, like on other minor Jewish fast days, fasting goes from dawn to dusk instead of dusk to dusk.

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