Abib

British  

/ ɑˈbiːb /

noun

1. Judaism an older name for the month of Nisan

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Etymology

Origin of Abib

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

Example Sentences

“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

These months were called by Moses the first, second, third, fourth month, &c. and the first month was also called Abib, the second Zif, the seventh Ethanim, the eighth Bull, Exod. xiii.

From Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John by Newton, Isaac, Sir

"An Epistle" gives the observations and opinions of Karshish, the Arab physician, writing to Abib, his master, upon meeting with Lazarus after he has been raised from the dead.

From Men and Women by Porter, Charlotte Endymion

Nisan, nī′san, n. the name given after the Captivity to the Jewish month Abib.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

Now it is perfectly clear that the sabbatic year cannot have begun with the first day of the month Abib, because the first fruits were offered on the fifteenth of that month.

From The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture by Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter)