Easton's Bible Dictionary (Esther 2:16), a word probably of Persian origin, denoting the cold time of the year; used by the later Jews as denoting the tenth month of the year. Assyrian tebituv, "rain." Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) The tenth month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, answering to a part of December with a part of January. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia TEBETH te-beth', te'-beth (tebheth): The tenth month of the Jewish year, corresponding to January (Esther 2:16). See CALENDAR.

Multi-Version Concordance Tebeth (1 Occurrence) Esther 2:16 So Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus into his royal house in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)