Abib

/ ɑˈbiːb /

noun

1. Judaism an older name for the month of Nisan

Word History and Origins

Origin of Abib¹

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

Example Sentences

The Prophet had been transported from the place mentioned in chapter i:1 to Tel-abib, which was also on the river Chebar.

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It must be killed on the fourteenth of the month Abib as the sun is setting, and the blood must be sprinkled with hyssop.

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In chapter iii:15, the name of the place is given, it was at Tel-abib.

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The festival of the New Moon might prevent him from fasting on Abib 1, 2.

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(x.) The death of the firstborn, which occurred in April (Abib), was evidently not a natural calamity.

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