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Jerusalem Rosh Hashana 6a

דא"ר חנינה שמות חדשים עלו בידם מבבל
R'Hanina said: the names of the Months were brought with them from Babylon

The Gemmorah explains the process of adopting the Babylonian names instead of Biblical ones. The WIKI on Babylonian_calendar states that although every month is associated with a deity, Tammuz specifically bears the name of their god.

WIKI also says that the name of the god was widely known (and even worshipped) by the Israelites:

The cult of Ishtar and Tammuz may have been introduced to the Kingdom of Judah during the reign of King Manasseh and the Old Testament contains numerous allusions to them. Ezekiel 8:14 mentions Tammuz by name: "Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the Lord's house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz. ..."

Ezekiel's testimony is the only direct mention of Tammuz in the Hebrew Bible, but the cult of Tammuz may also be alluded to in Isaiah 17:10–11:

What are the potential Halachical problems and does anyone deal with that?

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    Possible duplicate of Origin of the name TAMMUZ Aug 22, 2019 at 8:04
  • I was gonna delete it as a duplicate but msh210 doesn't let me add my sources to the original question.
    – Al Berko
    Aug 22, 2019 at 8:37
  • The problem is even with the additional sources I don't see how the answer would be any different, @Al. Aug 22, 2019 at 8:42
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    @JoshK Right, but the quality of the question would be much better. Isn't it what we al demand?
    – Al Berko
    Aug 22, 2019 at 8:56
  • וַיָּבֵ֣א אֹתִ֗י אֶל־פֶּ֙תַח֙ שַׁ֣עַר בֵּית־יְהֹוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֶל־הַצָּפ֑וֹנָה וְהִנֵּה־שָׁם֙ הַנָּשִׁ֣ים יֹשְׁב֔וֹת מְבַכּ֖וֹת אֶת־הַתַּמּֽוּז׃ Aug 22, 2019 at 8:57

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שמות כג יב

וּבְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־אָמַ֥רְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם תִּשָּׁמֵ֑רוּ וְשֵׁ֨ם אֱלֹהִ֤ים אֲחֵרִים֙ לֹ֣א תַזְכִּ֔ירוּ לֹ֥א יִשָּׁמַ֖ע עַל־פִּֽיךָ׃

Be on guard concerning all that I have told you. Make no mention of the names of other gods; they shall not be heard on your lips.

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  • In what way does this answer the question? Aug 22, 2019 at 11:57
  • @KapinKrunch Well, the simple meaning of the pasuk is that you shouldn't even mention a name of an idol. Aug 22, 2019 at 13:15

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