KJV dictionary & concordance
The ninth month of the Jewish year.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Nehemiah 1:1
Complete exact-word concordance
THE words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,
¶ The words of Nehemiah the sonne of Hachaliah. And it came to passe in the moneth Chisleu, in the twentieth yeere, as I was in Shushan the palace;
AND it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the Lord came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in chisleu;
¶ And it came to passe in the fourth yeere of King Darius, that the word of the LORD came vnto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth moneth, euen in Chisleu.
Source order
1 · Direct Scripture definition
The ninth month, even in Chisleu directly identifies the month. It is a scoped calendar identity and does not import a modern-calendar conversion.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
The ninth month of the Jewish year, answering to a part of November and a part of December, in the modern division of the year.
