Adar
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar: called Adar II or Adar Sheni in leap years, when Adar I is added to the calendar.
Origin of Adar
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When Adar, then just 21, joined the company in 2001, he persuaded his father to dramatically ramp up production—wagering that they could fill a gap in global supply by making low-cost vaccines in very large quantities.
The World's Largest Vaccine Manufacturer Stumbled in 2021. Its CEO Bets He Can Still Help End COVID-19 | Abhishyant Kidangoor | January 20, 2022 | TimeAdar had a reputation for an extravagant lifestyle, but in the background he was expanding his company’s reach.
The World's Largest Vaccine Manufacturer Stumbled in 2021. Its CEO Bets He Can Still Help End COVID-19 | Abhishyant Kidangoor | January 20, 2022 | TimeBut to celebrate the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, called in the Syrian language, the day before Mardochias' day.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousAlso, kindly observe the Captain and Adar; I think that knocks spots.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonThe reading of his name is, unfortunately, not certain, and Adar is only its most probable pronunciation.
Assyria, Its Princes, Priests and People | A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
This stone, which they thus substituted, was called Ab-Adar, from the Deity represented by it.
Adar, a solar deity; pronunciation of name not quite certain; it forms a part of the name Adrammelech, 66.
Assyria, Its Princes, Priests and People | A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
British Dictionary definitions for Adar
/ (aˈdar) /
(in the Jewish calendar) the twelfth month of the year according to biblical reckoning and the sixth month of the civil year, usually falling within February and March. In a leap year, an additional month Adar Rishon (first Adar) is intercalated between Shevat and Adar, and the latter is known as Adar Sheni (second Adar)
Origin of Adar
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