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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The former chief constable of West Midlands Police is being investigated by the police watchdog for gross misconduct over the banning of Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a match against Aston Villa.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Aya Lewkowicz, a member of the Pink Front activist movement who came from overwhelmingly secular Tel Aviv to help protect the Jerusalem cafe, said Israelis should choose for themselves how to observe Shabbat.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Ms. Aviv relates the story of what happened and the cascade of sorrow, misery and estrangement that followed in a manner that, in another context, has been called the “gentle application of overwhelming force.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
He received a hero’s welcome in Hostage Square in Tel Aviv after forging a tenuous Gaza ceasefire last October, visibly moved as he was drowned out by appreciative shouts of “Thank you, Witkoff!”
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
When their plane landed at Tel Aviv, Poppy was talking so fast, Liyana couldn’t pay close attention to details.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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