19 May 2026
Shalom Aleichem,
אֲבָרְכָה אֶת-יהוה בְּכל-עֵת תָּמִיד תְּֽהִלָּתוֹ בְּפִֽי
‘aworekh ‘et-יהוה be-khol-‘et tamiyd tehillato be-fi
I will bless יהוה at all times; continually his praise in my mouth.
Tehillim (Psalms) 34:2
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Fourth New Moon Mentioned in Miqra
- Melachim II (II Kings) 25:3
- Yirmiyahu (Jeremiah) 39:2, 52:6
- Yechezkel (Ezekiel) 1:1
- Zechariah (Zechariah) 8:19
- Divrei HaYamim I (I Chronicles) 27:7
May יהוה be with you,
Ya’aqov Meyer
בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַרְּבִיעִי • The Fourth Month (Tammuz)
Melachim II (II Kings) 25:3
בְּתִשְׁעָה לַחֹדֶשׁ וַיֶּחֱזַק הָֽרָעָב בָּעִיר וְלֹא-הָיָה לֶחֶם לְעַם הָאָֽרֶץ
bitsh’a lachodesh vayech’tzek hara’av ba’ir velo-hayo lechem le’am ha’arets
On the ninth of the month, and the famine grew strong in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.
bitsh’a lachodesh vayech’tzek hara’av ba’ir velo-hayo lechem le’am ha’arets
On the ninth of the month, and the famine grew strong in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.
Yirmiyahu (Jeremiah) 39:2
בְּעַשְׁתֵּֽי-עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה לְצִדְקִיָּהוּ בַּחֹדֶשׁ הָרְבִיעִי בְּתִשְׁעָה לַחֹדֶשׁ הבְקְעָה הָעִֽיר
bə‘aštê-‘eśrêh šānâ leṣîḏqîyâhu baḥōḏeš harəḇî‘î bətiš‘â laḥōḏeš hiḇəqə‘â hā‘îr
In the eleventh year of Tsidqiyahu, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the city was breached.
bə‘aštê-‘eśrêh šānâ leṣîḏqîyâhu baḥōḏeš harəḇî‘î bətiš‘â laḥōḏeš hiḇəqə‘â hā‘îr
In the eleventh year of Tsidqiyahu, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the city was breached.
Yirmiyahu (Jeremiah) 52:6
בַּחֹדֶשׁ הָרְבִיעִי בְּתִשְׁעָה לַחֹדֶשׁ וַיֶּחֱזַק הָרָעָב בָּעִיר וְלֹא-הָיָה לֶחֶם לְעַם הָאָֽרֶץ
bachodesh hariviv betish’ah lachodesh vayyechezaq hara’av ba’ir velo-hayah lechem le’am ha’arets
In the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the famine was severe in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.
bachodesh hariviv betish’ah lachodesh vayyechezaq hara’av ba’ir velo-hayah lechem le’am ha’arets
In the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the famine was severe in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.
Yechezkel (Ezekiel) 1:1
וַיְהִי בִּשְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה בָּֽרְבִיעִי בַּחֲמִשָּׁה לַחֹדֶשׁ וַאֲנִי בְתֽוֹךְ-הַגּוֹלָה עַל-נְהַר-כְּבָר נִפְתְּחוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וָאֶרְאֶה מַרְאוֹת אֱלֹהִֽים
vayehi bishloshim shanah barevi’i bachamishah lachodesh va’anokhi betokh-hagolah al-nehar-kevar nift’chu hashamayim va’er’eh mar’ot Elohim
And it happened in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth of the month, and I was among the exiles by the river Kebar, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of Elohim.
vayehi bishloshim shanah barevi’i bachamishah lachodesh va’anokhi betokh-hagolah al-nehar-kevar nift’chu hashamayim va’er’eh mar’ot Elohim
And it happened in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth of the month, and I was among the exiles by the river Kebar, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of Elohim.
Zechariah (Zechariah) 8:19
כֹּֽה-אָמַר יהוה צְבָאוֹת צוֹם הָרְבִיעִי וְצוֹם הַחֲמִישִׁי וְצוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי וְצוֹם הָעֲשִׂירִי יִהְיֶה לְבֵית-יְהוּדָה לְשָׂשׂוֹן וּלְשִׂמְחָה וּֽלְמֹעֲדִים טוֹבִים וְהָאֱמֶת וְהַשָּׁלוֹם אֱהָֽבוּ
kōh-’āmar יהוה ṣḇā’ōṯ ṣōm harəḇî‘î wəṣōm hāḥămišî wəṣōm haššəḇi‘î wəṣōm hā‘ăśîrî yihyēh ləḇêṯ-yəhūḏāh ləśāśōn ūləśimḥāh ūləmō‘āḏîm ṭōḇîm wəhā’ĕmeṯ wəhaššālōm ’ĕhāḇū
Thus says יהוה of Hosts: The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth month, and the fast of the seventh month, and the fast of the tenth month will be for the house of Yehudah for joy and for gladness and for good appointed times. But love truth and peace.
kōh-’āmar יהוה ṣḇā’ōṯ ṣōm harəḇî‘î wəṣōm hāḥămišî wəṣōm haššəḇi‘î wəṣōm hā‘ăśîrî yihyēh ləḇêṯ-yəhūḏāh ləśāśōn ūləśimḥāh ūləmō‘āḏîm ṭōḇîm wəhā’ĕmeṯ wəhaššālōm ’ĕhāḇū
Thus says יהוה of Hosts: The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth month, and the fast of the seventh month, and the fast of the tenth month will be for the house of Yehudah for joy and for gladness and for good appointed times. But love truth and peace.
Divrei HaYamim I (I Chronicles) 27:7
הָרְבִיעִי לַחֹדֶשׁ הָרְבִיעִי עֲשָׂהאֵל אֲחִי יוֹאָב וּזְבַדְיָה בְנוֹ אַחֲרָיו וְעַל מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹ עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה אָֽלֶף
ha-revi’i la-khodesh ha-revi’i ‘asa’el akhi yo’av ve-zevadya beno akh-arav ve-‘al mahlekh-to ‘esrim ve-‘arba’ah ‘alef
The fourth for the fourth month was ‘Asa’el brother of Yo’av, and Zivdiyah his son after him, and over his division, twenty-four thousand.
ha-revi’i la-khodesh ha-revi’i ‘asa’el akhi yo’av ve-zevadya beno akh-arav ve-‘al mahlekh-to ‘esrim ve-‘arba’ah ‘alef
The fourth for the fourth month was ‘Asa’el brother of Yo’av, and Zivdiyah his son after him, and over his division, twenty-four thousand.