Nisan

or Nis·san

[nee-sahn, nis-uh n, nee-sahn]

noun

the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.

Compare Jewish calendar.

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Historical Examples of nisan

This month is sacred to Anu and Bel, just like Nisan, the first month.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria
Morris Jastrow
The festivals in Nisan and Elul are distinctly of a solar character.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria
Morris Jastrow
From the 27th of Adar to the 3rd of Nisan there was lamentation in Akkad.
Archology and the Bible
George A. Barton
In the month of Adar is the barley-harvest, and in the month of Nisan the wheat-harvest.
The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela
Benjamin of Tudela
John seems clearly to place it on the day before the Passover--13 Nisan.
The Life of Jesus of Nazareth
Rush Rhees

British Dictionary definitions for nisan

Nisan

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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