Tammuz

[ tah-moo z; for 1 also tah-mooz; for 2 also tam-uhz ]

/ ˈtɑ mʊz; for 1 also tɑˈmuz; for 2 also ˈtæm ʌz /

noun

the tenth month of the Jewish calendar. Compare Jewish calendar.

a Sumerian and Babylonian shepherd god, originally king of Erech, confined forever in the afterworld as a substitute for his consort Inanna or Ishtar.

Origin of Tammuz

From the Hebrew word tammūz

Example sentences from the Web for tammuz

Tammuz, of whose position in this pantheon we have already had occasion to speak, is the god of spring vegetation.

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria |Morris Jastrow
Of Tammuz, the popular myth related that it was Ishtar, represented as his consort, who carried him off.

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria |Morris Jastrow
The blood of Tammuz, Osiris, and Adonis reddened the swollen rivers which fertilized the soil.

Myths of Babylonia and Assyria |Donald A. Mackenzie
Both deities were also connected with the spring sun, like Tammuz, and were terrible slayers of their enemies.

Myths of Babylonia and Assyria |Donald A. Mackenzie

Tammuz has been deceived by Ishtar; Nin-gishzida has been carried off to the lower world.

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria |Morris Jastrow

British Dictionary definitions for tammuz

Tammuz

/ (ˈtæmuːz, -ʊz) /

noun

(in the Jewish calendar) the fourth month of the year according to biblical reckoning and the tenth month of the civil year, usually falling within June and July

Word Origin for Tammuz

from Hebrew

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