si.van is the name used for the third month in the dated setting of Esther 8:9.

The term occurs as a proper noun naming the third month in the date that introduces the writing of Mordecai's letter in Esther 8:9.

1. Name of the third month · dominant

   In Esther 8:9, the proper noun marks the third month in the date when the king's secretaries are summoned and a letter is written according to Mordecai's command; the APB renders the date as "the third month (the month of Sivan)."

   Esther 8:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Esther 8:9, the APB presents the term in parentheses as "the month of Sivan" after "the third month." The verse is read as a whole.