Asarah b'Tebet

noun

Asa·​rah b'Te·​bet

ä¦sȯˌrȯbəˈtā(ˌ)ves

plural -s

: a Jewish fast day observed on the 10th day of Tebet to mark the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 b.c.

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew ʽăśārāh bĕṭēbhēth

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