Abib

[ ah-veev ]

/ ɑˈviv /

noun Chiefly Biblical.

Aviv.

Aviv

or A·bib

[ ah-veev ]

/ ɑˈviv /

noun Chiefly Biblical.

the seventh month of the Jewish year, equivalent to Nisan of the modern Jewish calendar. Ex. 34:18.

Origin of Aviv

From the Hebrew word ābhībh literally, ear of grain

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Examples from the Web for abib

The ecclesiastical year began with the month Abib, or Nisan, in the spring: the civil year with the month Ethanim in the fall.
Outline Studies in the Old Testament for Bible Teachers|Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
(x.) The death of the firstborn, which occurred in April (Abib), was evidently not a natural calamity.
The Truth of Christianity|William Harry Turton
It must be killed on the fourteenth of the month Abib as the sun is setting, and the blood must be sprinkled with hyssop.
Bible Animals;|J. G. Wood
The first of these is Abib, meaning the month of "green ears."
The Astronomy of the Bible|E. Walter Maunder

Though he's deeply impressed with the subject, he approaches it with extreme diffidence, writing to the "all-sagacious" Abib.
Introduction to Robert Browning|Hiram Corson

British Dictionary definitions for abib

Abib

/ (Hebrew ɑˈbiːb) /

noun

Judaism an older name for the month of Nisan

Word Origin for Abib

Hebrew ābhībh ear of grain, hence the month when grain was fresh

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