Tevet

Tevet
On the 1st of Tevet, Esther was crowned Queen of Persia.
Native name	טֵבֵת‎ (Hebrew)
Calendar	Hebrew calendar
Month number	10
Number of days	29
Season	Winter (Northern Hemisphere)
Gregorian equivalent	December–January
Significant days	Hanukkah Tenth of Tevet
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Tevet (Hebrew: טֵבֵת‎, Standard Ṭevet; Tiberian Ṭēḇēṯ; from Akkadian ṭebētu) is the fourth month of the civil year and the tenth month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar. It follows Kislev and precedes Shevat. It is a month of 29 days. Tevet usually occurs in December–January on the Gregorian calendar. In the Babylonian calendar its name was Araḫ Ṭebētum, the "muddy month".