Adar Sheni

[uh-dahr shey-nee, shey-nee]

noun

1. another term for Adar II.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Adar Sheni¹

First recorded in 1850–55; from Hebrew ădhār shēnî “second Adar,” from ădhār Adar ( def. ) + shēnî “second” (ordinal form of shĕnayîm “two”)