tammuz
part of speech
noun
meaning for a pupil
The name of a month in the Jewish calendar, in summer, about June or July. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Sefer Yetzirah it is the month of the year that goes with the letter Chet and the sign Cancer. In Ezekiel, Tammuz is also the name of a false god, and women weep for him at the Temple gate. Interpretation: The book links each of twelve simple letters with a month, a zodiac sign and a part of the body. Tammuz is joined with Chet, the sense of sight and the right hand. Tradition reads Ezekiel's vision as one of the idol worship that the prophet scolds in Jerusalem.
examples
- He produced Heth, predominant in Sight, crowned, combined, and formed Cancer in the world, Tammuz in the year, and the right hand of man. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
- He produced Cheth, predominant in Sight, crowned it, combined and formed with it Cancer in the Universe, Tammuz in the year, and the right hand of Man. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- He made the letter Chet reign, and bound to it a crown, and formed with it Cancer in the World, and Tammuz in the year, and the left leg in the Person. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
- Then He brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD'S house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat the women weeping for Tammuz. (Prophets EZK.8.14, JPS 1917) tree →
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Trees and pragmatics
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