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sīwān סִיוָן ‘Sivan’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: probably of Persian origin

sīwān pr n title
Sivan = "their covering"
1) the 3rd month in the Jewish calendar corresponding to May-Jun

Mentioned in Esther 8:9

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