TIP OF THE DAY 128: Hebrew calendars- AI generated tables

MJ. Smith

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QUESTION: How do I create a table of all the names of the months in the Bible?

SOFTWARE: Using Perplexity with the search argument Please create a chart of the names of the lunar months in Biblical times including the leap month with a column for the Old Hebrew calendar which includes the unnamed month nomenclature as well as the named months. a column for the post-Babylonian Hebrew calendar months, a column for the Old Persian/Elamite month names in both Persian and Hebrew. Show variants of the names including those caused by transliteration rules.

ANSWER: English: Note I had previously verified which languages were involved.

Here's the updated table including the leap month:

Number	Old Hebrew Calendar	Post-Babylonian Hebrew Calendar	Old Persian/Elamite (Persian/Hebrew)
1	Aviv/Abib	Nisan	Ādukanaiša/Hadukannaš
2	Ziv/Zif	Iyar/Iyyar	Θūravāhara/Turmar
3	Third Month	Sivan	Θāigraciš/Sākurriziš
4	Fourth Month	Tammuz	Garmapada/Karmabataš
5	Fifth Month	Av/Ab	-
6	Sixth Month	Elul	-
7	Ethanim	Tishrei/Tishri	Bāgayādiš/Bakeyatiš
8	Bul	Marcheshvan/Cheshvan	-
9	Ninth Month	Kislev/Chislev/Chisleu	-
10	Tenth Month	Tevet/Tebeth	-
11	Eleventh Month	Shevat/Sebat	-
12	Twelfth Month	Adar I/Adar Aleph/Adar Rishon	-
13 (Leap)	-	Adar II/Adar Bet/Adar Sheni	-

Notes:

The Old Hebrew Calendar used numbered months for those without specific names.

Some months have multiple spellings due to transliteration differences.

The Old Persian/Elamite names are only provided for the months where information is available from the search results.

In a leap year, an extra month (Adar I) is added before the regular Adar, which becomes Adar II.

ANSWER: Hebrew: Ask Perplexity: Please repeat the table with English headings but the data in Hebrew to correspond with Hebrew Bibles

Number	Old Hebrew Calendar	Post-Babylonian Hebrew Calendar	Old Persian/Elamite (Persian/Hebrew)
1	אביב	ניסן	אדוכנאישא / הדוכנש
2	זיו	אייר	תורווהרה / תורמר
3	החודש השלישי	סיון	תאיגרציש / סקורריזיש
4	החודש הרביעי	תמוז	גרמפדה / כרמבתש
5	החודש החמישי	אב	-
6	החודש השישי	אלול	-
7	איתנים	תשרי	בגידיש / בקיתיש
8	בול	מרחשון	-
9	החודש התשיעי	כסלו	-
10	החודש העשירי	טבת	-
11	החודש האחד עשר	שבט	-
12	החודש השנים עשר	אדר א'	-
13 (Leap)	-	אדר ב'	-

Notes:

1. The Old Hebrew Calendar used numbered months for those without specific names.
2. The Old Persian/Elamite names are transliterated into Hebrew.
3. In a leap year, an extra month (אדרא') is added before the regular אדר, which becomes אדר ב'.

ANSWER: Greek: Ask Perplexity: Please repeat the table with English headings but the data in Greek to correspond with Septuagint Bibles

Number	Old Hebrew Calendar	Post-Babylonian Hebrew Calendar	Old Persian/Elamite (Persian/Greek)
1	Νισάν	Νισάν	Ἀδουκαναΐσα / Ἁδουκαννάς
2	Ζίφ	Ἰάρ	Θουραβάαρα / Τουρμάρ
3	Μὴν ὁ τρίτος	Σιουάν	Θαϊγαρκίς / Σακουρριζίς
4	Μὴν ὁ τέταρτος	Θαμμούζ	Γαρμαπαδά / Καρμαβατάς
5	Μὴν ὁ πέμπτος	Ἄβ	-
6	Μὴν ὁ ἕκτος	Ἐλούλ	-
7	Ἀθανίμ	Θισρί	Βαγαϊάδις / Βακεϊατίς
8	Βούλ	Μαρχεσουάν	-
9	Μὴν ὁ ἔνατος	Χασελεῦ	-
10	Μὴν ὁ δέκατος	Τηβήθ	-
11	Μὴν ὁ ἑνδέκατος	Σαβάτ	-
12	Μὴν ὁ δωδέκατος	Ἀδάρ	-
13 (Leap)	-	Ἀδάρ ὁ δεύτερος	-

Notes:

1. The Old Hebrew Calendar used numbered months for those without specific names.
2. The Old Persian/Elamite names are transliterated into Greek.
3. In a leap year, an extra month (Ἀδάρ ὁ δεύτερος) is added after the regular Ἀδάρ.
4. The Septuagint often uses descriptive phrases for months without specific names, such as "Μὴν ὁ τρίτος" (the third month).
5. Some month names in the Septuagint may vary slightly from later Greek translations or usage.