Kislev n 1: the third month of the civil year; the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in November and December) [syn: {Kislev}, {Chislev}]
Kislev \Kislev\ (k[i^]s"l[u^]f; k[i^]s"l[u^]v; k[=e]s*l[e^]v"), n. [Heb.] the third month of the Jewish civil year; the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, occupying a part of November and a part of December. [Also spelled {Chislev}.] [WordNet 1.5]