Aviv
Americannoun
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Chiefly Biblical. a former name for Nisan, the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
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the season of spring in the Jewish year.
Etymology
Origin of Aviv
First recorded in 1525–35; from Hebrew āvīv, literally, “ear of barley”
Example Sentences
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"I've been watching this live for many days and now this is the second week I can't sleep," Louai Abu Ridi told reporters after he landed at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
American-accented English is heard more often in Tel Aviv and around Jerusalem as visitors from the U.S. finally make good on long-delayed plans to visit family and friends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
He received a hero’s welcome in Hostage Square in Tel Aviv after forging a tenuous Gaza ceasefire last October, visibly moved as he was drowned out by appreciative shouts of “Thank you, Witkoff!”
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
A new research paper documenting all known cases of the mutation, identified between 1966 and 2025, is set to be published by Prof Laron, who is based at Tel Aviv University, later in July.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Excellent guitar, passable English, and charm had served him well enough in Tel Aviv.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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