Thammuz (Noun)
Meaning
The tenth month of the civil year; the fourth month of the ecclesiastic year (in June and July).
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- The harvest festival was traditionally held during Thammuz, a time of celebration and thanksgiving for the summer crops.
- In the month of Thammuz, the people of ancient Israel would gather to worship at the local temples and make offerings to their gods.
- Thammuz was also a time of mourning and lamentation, as it was said to be the month when the great god Tammuz was slain by his rival gods.
- The heat of Thammuz was oppressive, and many people spent their days resting in the shade and waiting for the cooler breeze of the evening.
- As the full moon of Thammuz rose over the desert, the rituals of the ancient fertility cults began, marking the peak of the summer solstice celebrations.