Tammuz

Definitions: Tammuz

Tammuz

Noun

1. The tenth month of the civil year; the fourth month of the ecclesiastic year (in June and July).

2. Sumerian and Babylonian god of pastures and vegetation; consort of Inanna.

"Tammuz" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "abstruse", "concealed", "consumed".

Date "Tammuz" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1880. (references)

Domain	Definitions
Bible	Tammuz a corruption of Dumuzi, the Accadian sun-god (the Adonis of the Greeks), the husband of the goddess Ishtar. In the Chaldean calendar there was a month set apart in honour of this god, the month of June to July, the beginning of the summer solstice. At this festival, which lasted six days, the worshippers, with loud lamentations, bewailed the funeral of the god, they sat "weeping for Tammuz" (Ezek. 8:14). The name, also borrowed from Chaldea, of one of the months of the Hebrew calendar. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
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Tammuz (Hebrew: תמוז) is the tenth month of the ecclesiastical year and the fourth month of the civil year on the Hebrew calendar. It is a summer month of 29 days.

Of Babylonian origin, the month was established in honor of the eponymous god Tammuz, which is a corrupt form of the Akkadian farming-god Dumuzi, the consort of Ishtar and the parallel of Adonis in the Greek pantheon. Beginning with the summer solstice, it was a time of mourning in ancient times: the Babylonians marked the decline in daylight hours with a six-day "funeral" for the god (see Ezekiel 8:14).

The ancient Israelites adopted this mourning ritual as well, linking it with the events leading up to the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. Today, Tammuz 17 is a Jewish fast day, marking the start of a three week period of mourning that culminates in Ab 9, the traditional date of the Temple's destruction in 586 BC and again in 70.

Tammuz was sentenced to the underworld by Ishtar as a punishment for his inattention when she was condemned there. Ishtar was restored to life by Enki but a "conservation of souls" law required her to find a replacement for herself in Kur. She went among many of the other gods, but could not bring herself to put them in her place until she found Tammuz on her throne, apparently oblivious to the fact that she was gone. Demons carried him off to the underworld. She took pity on him and through arrangement with Geshtinanna (Tammuz' sister), Tammuz and Geshtinanna each spend 6 months of the year in Kur. Tammuz being the god of crop fertility, this corresponds to the changing of the seasons as the abundance of the earth diminishes in his absence. He is a life-death-rebirth deity.

Synonyms: Tammuz

Synonyms: Dumuzi (n), Thammuz (n). (additional references)

Domain	Title
Books	Tammuz and Ishtar (reference) The tanks of Tammuz (reference) Toward the Image of Tammuz and Other Essays on Mesopotamian History and Culture (Semitic Series, No 21) (reference) (more book examples)
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"Tammuz" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 93.29% of the time. "Tammuz" is used about 164 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	93.29%	153	25,427
Lexical Verb (base form)	3.66%	6	143,867
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	3.05%	5	157,705
Total	100.00%	164	N/A

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Language		Translations for "tammuz"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Pig Latin		ammuztay.(various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Date	Source	Ezekiel Chapter 8, Verse 14
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai eishgagen me epi ta proqura thV pulhV oikou kuriou thV blepoushV proV borran kai idou ekei gunaikeV kaqhmenai qrhnousai ton qammouz
Latin	405	Vulgate	Et introduxit me per ostium portae domus Domini quod respiciebat ad aquilonem et ecce ibi mulieres sedebant plangentes Adonidem
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And he ledde me yn, bi the dore of the yate of the hows of the Lord, that biheelde to the north; and loo! there saten wymmen, mournynge a mawmet of letcherie, that is clepid Adonydes.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD's house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD'S house which was towards the north; and behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Then he took me to the door of the way into the Lord's house looking to the north; and there women were seated weeping for Tammuz.
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Language	Ezekiel Chapter 8, Verse 14
Bulgarian	Тогава ме заведе до входа на северната порта на �"осподния дом; и, ето, там седяха жени та оплакваха Тамуза*.
Cebuano	Unya iyang gidala ako ngadto sa alagianan sa ganghaan sa balay ni Jehova nga nagpaingon sa amihanan; ug ania karon, may naglingkod didto nga mga babaye nga nagahilak mahatungod kang Tammuz.
Chinese	他 � � 我到耶 �'� 華殿外院朝北的門口、誰知、在那裡有婦女坐著、為搭模斯 �"� 泣。
Croatian	I povede me do vrata Doma Jahvina što su okrenuta prema sjeveru. I gle, ondje sjeðahu žene i oplakivahu Tamuza.
Danish	Så førte han mig hen til Indgangen til HERRENs Huses Nordport, og se, der sad Kvinder og græd over Tammuz.
Dutch	En Hij bracht mij tot de deur der poort van het huis des HEEREN, die naar het noorden is, en ziet, daar zaten vrouwen, bewenende den Thammuz.
Finnish	Ja hän vei minut Herran huoneen portin ovelle, joka on pohjoista kohden, ja katso: siellä istui naisia itkemässä Tammusta.
French	Et il me conduisit � l`entrée de la porte de la maison de l`Éternel, du côté du septentrion. Et voici, il y avait l� des femmes assises, qui pleuraient Thammuz.
German	Und er führte mich hinein zum Tor an des HERRN Hause, das gegen Mitternacht steht; und siehe, daselbst saßen Weiber, die weinten über den Thammus.
Haitian Creole	Lè sa a, li mennen m' bò pòtay nò tanp lan, li moutre m' yon bann fanm ki chita ap kenbe yon rèl lanmò pou zidòl yo rele Tamouz la.
Hungarian	És vive engem az Úr háza kapujának bejáratához, a mely északra van, és ímé ott asszonyok ülnek vala, siratván a Tammúzt.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Maka dibawa-Nya aku ke gerbang utara Rumah TUHAN dan diperlihatkan-Nya kepadaku perempuan-perempuan yang meratapi kematian Dewa Tamus.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Lalu dibawanya akan daku ke tudung pintu rumah Tuhan yang arah ke utara, bahwasanya adalah duduk di sana beberapa orang perempuan yang menangisi Tamuz.
Italian	Mi condusse all'ingresso del portico della casa del Signore che guarda a settentrione e vidi donne sedute che piangevano Tammuz.
Korean	그 가 또 나 를 데 리 � 여 호 와 의 � � 으 로 �"� 어 가 �" 북 문 에 이 르 시 기 로 보 니 거 기 여 인 �"� 이 앉 아 담 무 스 를 위 하 여 � 곡 하 �" 라
Maori	Katahi ahau ka kawea e ia ki te kuwaha o te keti o te whare o Ihowa, e anga ana whaka te raki; na ko nga wahine e noho ana i reira, e tangi ana ki a Tamutu.
Modern Greek	Και με εφερεν εις τα προθυρα της πυλης του οικου του Κυριου της προς βορραν, και ιδου, εκει εκαθηντο γυναικες θρηνουσαι τον Θαμμουζ.
Norwegian	Og han førte mig til inngangen av porten til Herrens hus, den port som vender mot nord, og se, der satt kvinnene og gråt over Tammus. # < en babylonisk avgud som svarer til grekernes Adonis.>
Portuguese	Depois me levou � entrada da porta da casa do Senhor, que olha para o norte; e eis que estavam ali mulheres assentadas chorando por Tamuz.
Rumanian	Wi m`a dus la intrarea poryii Casei Domnului din spre miazqnoapte. Wi iatq cq acolo stqteau niwte femei, cari plkngeau pe Tamuz.
Russian	й � ТЙЧЕМ НЕОС ЛП ЧИП�"Х Ч ЧПТПФБ �"ПНБ зПУ� П�"ОС, ЛПФПТЩЕ Л УЕЧЕТХ, Й ЧПФ, ФБН УЙ�"СФ ЦЕОЭЙОЩ, � МБЮХЭЙЕ � П жБННХЪЕ,
Spanish	Luego me llevó a la entrada de la puerta de la casa de Jehovah que da al norte, y he aquí que estaban sentadas allí unas mujeres, llorando a Tamuz.
Swedish	Och han förde mig fram mot ingången till norra porten på HERRENS hus, och se, där sutto kvinnor som begräto Tammus.
Thai	แล้วพระองค์ทรงนำข้าพเจ้ามาถึงทางเข้าประตูพระนิเวศของพระเยโฮวาห์�"้านเหนือ และ�"ูเถิ�" ที่นั่นมีผู้หญิงหลายคนนั่งร้องไห้อาลัยเจ้าพ่อทัมมุส
Ukrainian	І �'ін запровадив мене до входу до брами �"осподнього дому що на півночі, аж ось там сидять жінки, що оплакували Таммуза.
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-m-m-t-u-z"
	-2 letters: maut.
	-3 letters: amu, mat, mum, mut, tam, tau, umm, uta.
	-4 letters: am, at, ma, mm, mu, ta, um, ut.
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