Easton's Bible Dictionary The first month of the civil year, and the seventh of the ecclesiastical year. See ETHANIM (1 Kings 8:2). Called in the Assyrian inscriptions Tasaritu, i.e. "beginning." Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) The seventh month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, answering to a part of September with a part of October. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia TISHRI; TISRI tish'-re, tiz'-re: The 7th month of the Jewish ecclesiastical, and 1st of the civil, year (September-October). The same as Ethanim. See CALENDAR.