Sivan (Hebrew: סִיוָן, Standard Sīvan, Tiberian Sīwān; from Akkadian simānu, meaning "Season; time") is the ninth month of the civil year and the third month of the religious year on the Hebrew calendar. It is a month of 30 days. Sivan usually falls in May–June on the Gregorian calendar.
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Shavuot, the Festival of Weeks, marks the day the Torah was given to the IsraelitesatMount Sinai. Bikkurim are given as offerings, as in this picture from Nahalal, Israel in 2006.
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| Native name | סִיוָן (Hebrew) |
| Calendar | Hebrew calendar |
| Month number | 3 |
| Number of days | 30 |
| Season | Spring (Northern Hemisphere) |
| Gregorian equivalent | May–June |
| Significant days | Shavuot |
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Along with all other current, post-biblical Jewish month names, Sivan was adopted during the Babylonian captivity. In the Babylonian calendar it was named Araḫ Simanu.[1]