Abib

English

Etymology

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. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ɑˈviv/, /ˈeɪ.bɪb/, /ˈɑ.bib/[1][2]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -iːv

Proper noun

Abib

  1. The first month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, corresponding nearly to the Gregorian April. After the Babylonish captivity this month was called Nisan. [Mid 6th century.][1]

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References

  1. Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “Abib”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4.
  2. Laurence Urdang (editor), The Random House College Dictionary (Random House, 1984 [1975], →ISBN), page 3

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