Nisan

American  

[nee-sahn, nis-uhn, nee-sahn] / ˈni sɑn, ˈnɪs ən, niˈsɑn /

Or Nissan

noun

1. the seventh month of the civil year in the Jewish calendar: considered the first month of the religious year.

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Nisan British  

/ niːˈsan /

noun

1. (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

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Etymology

Origin of Nisan

First recorded in 1350–1400; from Hebrew nîsān, from Akkadian nisānu, of disputed origin

Example Sentences

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Nisan

Passover begins halfway through Nisan, external, the first month of that calendar, which is with the arrival of the April full Moon, external.

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026

At a rural intersection outside Jakarta, 85-year-old Husin bin Nisan stands guard, his hands nimbly signaling for vehicles to stop or proceed.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 2023

Noam Nisan, one of the organizers of the planned march, told Kan public radio that it would proceed as planned on Wednesday.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 20, 2022

In 2006, Noah was the source for an analysis of Facebook written by Nisan Gabbay.

From Forbes ● May 18, 2012

And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, when wine was before him, that I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king.

From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall