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Iyar

or Iy·yar

[ ee-yahr, ee-yahr ]

noun

  1. the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.


Iyar

/ iˈjar /

noun

  1. (in the Jewish calendar) the second month of the year according to biblical reckoning and the eighth month of the civil year, usually falling within April and May
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Iyar1

First recorded in 1730–40; from Hebrew iyār, from Akkadian ayyaru
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Iyar1

from Hebrew
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Example Sentences

This spring the fifth day of Iyar — in the year 5778 — lines up with April 18.

According to the inscription, she died on the 7 of Iyar, 5591, following a calendar used by traditional Jews.

The second, Iyar, is sacred to Ea as the "lord of humanity."

Nisan, Iyar, and Sivan, his circuit is between the mountains, in order to dissolve the snow; in July, August, and September, i.e.,

This event happened on the tenth day of Iyar in the year 66 C.E.

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