Nisan

American  

[nee-sahn, nis-uhn, nee-sahn] / ˈni sɑn, ˈnɪs ən, niˈsɑn /

Or Nissan

noun

1. the seventh month of the civil year in the Jewish calendar: considered the first month of the religious year.

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Nisan British  

/ niːˈsan /

noun

1. (in the Jewish calendar) the first month of the year according to biblical reckoning and the seventh month of the civil year, usually falling within March and April

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Etymology

Origin of Nisan

First recorded in 1350–1400; from Hebrew nîsān, from Akkadian nisānu, of disputed origin

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Example Sentences

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Nisan

Today, the ultra-Orthodox account for around 40 percent of the city's residents, according to Nisan Ben Hamo, who served as mayor from 2015 to 2024.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Passover begins halfway through Nisan, external, the first month of that calendar, which is with the arrival of the April full Moon, external.

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026

Organizer Noam Nisan defended the march in an interview with Kan public radio before it was held, saying: “A Jew with a flag in Jerusalem is not a provocation.”

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2022

Noam Nisan, one of the organizers of the planned march, told Kan public radio that it would proceed as planned on Wednesday.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 20, 2022

“Month Nisan, day 20th, year the throne ... was....”

From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Theophilus Goldridge Pinches

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