Aviv
Americannoun
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Chiefly Biblical. a former name for Nisan, the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
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the season of spring in the Jewish year.
Etymology
Origin of Aviv
First recorded in 1525–35; from Hebrew āvīv, literally, “ear of barley”
Example Sentences
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Earlier in 2024, Khalid was detained at a protest in Tel Aviv, Israel, for making inappropriate remarks towards a female police officer, but later released.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Air raid alerts sounded across Israel, including in the commercial hub of Tel Aviv and the southern coastal city of Ashdod, after rocket fire from Lebanon.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
She met her second husband, Uriel Foa, at Bar-Ilan University in Tel Aviv, where he was a professor and she was studying psychology.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Pedaling down the beach during a pink-hued Tel Aviv dusk, he tells his infant son in the baby seat to give up.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Private radio with a direct line to London, New York, Tel Aviv and many other stations.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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