Etymology

Abib

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Today it means: The first month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, corresponding nearly to the Gregorian April. After the Babylonish captivity this month was called Nisan. Full definition →

Hebrew אָבִיב
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromאָבִיב
  2. English todayAbib

From Hebrew אָבִיב (avív, literally “ears of barley”), hence “the season of beginning barley-crop”, because the grains start ripening at that time of year.

First known use, by meaning

  • Mid 6ᵗʰ century. The first month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, corresponding nearly to the Gregorian April. After the Babylonish captivity this month was called Nisan.

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