Nisan
or Nis·san
[ nee-sahn, nis-uhn, nee-sahn ]
/ ˈni sɑn, ˈnɪs ən, niˈsɑn /
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noun
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
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Nisan
/ (niːˈsan) /
noun
(in the Jewish calendar) the first month of the year according to biblical reckoning and the seventh month of the civil year, usually falling within March and April
Word Origin for Nisan
from Hebrew
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