- a variation of Aviv.
Abib
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Abib
Hebrew ābhībh ear of grain, hence the month when grain was fresh
Example Sentences
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“The future looks bright for Exxon Mobil regardless of potential oil price volatility or economic uncertainty,” said Osmar Abib, global head of oil and gas investment banking at Credit Suisse.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2017
In the first place we have those peculiar to the Jews previous to the captivity, viz: Abib, the first month in commemoration of the exodus; Zif, the second, Ethanim, the seventh, and Bul, the eighth.
From Our Calendar by Packer, George Nichols
Their first month was called Abib, from the earing of Corn in that month.
From The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended To which is Prefix'd, A Short Chronicle from the First Memory of Things in Europe, to the Conquest of Persia by Alexander the Great by Newton, Isaac, Sir
He is afraid Abib will be disgusted with him, will call him home, as a disgrace to the university he represents.
From Robert Browning: How to Know Him by Phelps, William Lyon
Karshish, "the picker up of learning's crumbs," writes from Syria to his master at home, "Abib, all sagacious in our art," concerning a man whose singular case has fascinated him, one Lazarus of Bethany.
From An Introduction to the Study of Browning by Symons, Arthur
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