Pronunciations

Definitions

• n. The tenth month of the Jewish calendar if counting from Tishrei (or fourth if counting from Nisan).
  

Example Sentences

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew
• Yiddish

Etymology

• TH תַּמּוּז tammuz > Y תּמוז tamez
  

Who Uses This

• Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
• Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

Regions

• North America
• Great Britain
• South Africa
• Australia / New Zealand

Dictionaries

• The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
• The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

Alternative Spellings

Tamuz, Tamez, Tammez