Hebrew Calendar Correlation To Zodiac
See also: Hebrew astronomy#Chronology and the zodiacThe Talmud identified the twelve constellations of the zodiac with the twelve months of the Hebrew calendar. The correspondence of the constellations with their names in Hebrew and the months is as follows:
- Aries - Ṭaleh - Nisan
- Taurus - Shor - Iyar
- Gemini - Teomim - Sivan
- Cancer - Sarṭon - Tammuz
- Leo - Ari - Av
- Virgo - Betulah - Elul
- Libra - Moznayim - Tishrei
- Scorpio - 'Aḳrab - Cheshvan
- Sagittarius - Ḳasshat - Kislev
- Capricorn - Gedi - Tevet
- Aquarius - D'li - Shevat
- Pisces - Dagim - Adar
Some scholars identified the twelve signs of the zodiac with the twelve tribes of Israel.
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