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

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

Abib, ā′bib, n. the first month of the Jewish ecclesiastical, the seventh of the civil year, later called Nisan, answering to parts of March and April.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

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

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