Bible Dictionary

Sivan

The name Sivan means “a bush or thorn”.

Easton's Bible Dictionary 1897

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).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915

se-van', si'-van (ciwan): The third month of the Jewish year, corresponding to June (Es 8:9).

See CALENDAR.