Tammuz
Tammuz definition
Tam·muz (tä′mo̵oz)
noun
the tenth month of the Jewish year
Etymology: Heb tammūz < Akkadian tamūz, a god of fertility < Sumerian Dumu-zi (lit., true son), god & legendary king
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