How to Pronounce Sivan

SYE-van

Sivan is pronounced SYE-van (ˈsaɪvæn): two syllables, stress on the first.

What does Sivan mean?

Sivan means “a bush or thorn”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

What is Sivan?

A Persian word (Assyr, sivanu, “bricks”), used after the Captivity as the name of the third month of the Jewish year, extending from the new moon in June to the new moon in July (Esther 8:9).

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

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