The word "shevat" is related to the Hebrew word for a staff or rod. A staff can be used as a symbol of power, or as a cane to lean on. It serves a master. This is an underlying theme of the month. The constellation associated with this month is the Waterbucket. This symbol also represents an object that serves someone. It draws water.
In secular astrology the symbol is not the bucket but the carrier. This is one of two signs out of the twelve signs of the zodiac that differ slightly from secular astrology signs. This sign, known as Aquarius, is the sign of the Jewish people. Just like a person is designated by a sign of the zodiac, similarly a people also have a sign designated to them.
According to the Book of Creation, every month has a Hebrew letter associated with it. Teves is associated with the letter “ayin,” the sixteenth letter of the alef-bet, which has a numerical value of seventy.
The Torah portion that was read in the synagogue on the first Sabbath of Teves includes Genesis 46, which mentions that seventy “souls” went down to Egypt. They were the children and grandchildren of Jacob. It is not merely coincidence that this group was seventy; as with many numbers in Judaism, the number seventy has a special significance.
According to the Book of Creation [1], (an ancient kabbalistic book written by the patriarch, Abraham) every month of the Hebrew calendar has a Hebrew letter associated with it. Teves, the month that lasts until January 25th this year, is associated with the letter “ayin,” the sixteenth letter of the alef-bet, which has a numerical value of seventy. [2]
According to the Book of Creation [1], (an ancient kabbalistic book written by the patriarch, Abraham) every month of the Hebrew calendar has a Hebrew letter associated with it. Teves, the month that lasts until January 25th this year, is associated with the letter “ayin,” the sixteenth letter of the alef-bet, which has a numerical value of seventy. [2]