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

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Example Sentences

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Nisan

Today, the ultra-Orthodox account for around 40 percent of the city's residents, according to Nisan Ben Hamo, who served as mayor from 2015 to 2024.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

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

Nisan Khaimov, who owns the Penn Station stand, said his stand would shine 80 to 100 shoes each workday before the pandemic.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 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

Here follow the names of three witnesses and the scribe, after which comes the date: “Babylon, month Nisan, day 21st, year 5th, Nabû-na'id, king of Babylon.”

From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Theophilus Goldridge Pinches

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