abiyb (aw'beeb') [24]

Meaning abiyb

a.  From an unused root (meaning to be tender).
b.  Green, i.e. a young ear of grain; hence the name of the month Abib or Nisan.

Parts of speech: Masculine noun.

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition [abiyb 24] fresh, young barley ears, barley month of ear-forming, of greening of crop, of growing green Abib, month of exodus and passover (March or April) Greek Equivalent Words Strong #: 3501 ‑ νέος (neh'‑os, neh‑o'‑ter‑os);  3936 ‑ παρίστανω (par‑is'‑tay‑mee, par‑is‑tan'‑o);

Source:http://www.yashanet.com/library/hebrew-days-and-months.html

Hebrew Weekdays

Except for the Sabbath day, the individual days of the week have no names, just numbers.  The middle column in the table below gives the actual transliterated pronunciation of the names. Yom is pronounced "Yome".  The "Kh" is a guttural sound often spelled as "Ch".  There is no "Ch" sound in Hebrew as there is in English.  Modern Hebrew, however, can create a "Ch" sound by putting an accent mark ( ´ ) in front of the Hebrew letter "Khet" (or "Chet").  This is used only in rare cases in order to properly pronounce such words or names as Church or Churchill (referring to the person Winston Churchill.)

Secular Weekday Name Hebrew "Name" Hebrew Meaning Sunday Yom Reeshone First day Monday Yom Shaynee Second day Tuesday Yom Shlee´shee Third day Wednesday Yom Revee´ee Fourth day Thursday Yom Khah´mee´shee Fifth day Friday Yom Ha´shee´shee Sixth day Saturday Shabbat Rest

Compare these to the origins and meanings of the secular weekday names

Babylonian vs. Biblical Calendars

This table is divided into two sections because of the changes made in the calendar as a result of the Babylonian exile.  After the Jews were exiled from Judah to Babylonia in 586 B.C.E., they adopted Babylonian names for the months of the year. Nevertheless, they still have important meanings in whole scheme of things.  Not only do most of the names of the Babylonian months have appropriate meanings, but there is also an important theme that applies to these months (Babylonian or Biblical).

Mo. # Babylonian Calendar Meaning of Babylonian Months Theme of Month (Babylonian & Biblical) Biblical Calendar Meaning of Biblical Months (Harvesting Schedule) Biblical Feasts 1 Nisan Their flight Redemption, Miracles Abib (Mar, Apr) Ripening of grain[Barley, Wheat] Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits 2 Iyyar (natural) healing Introspection, Self improvement Ziv Splendor orRadiance[Flowers] (Barley harvest)    3 Sivan Bright - their covering Giving of Torah 3rd (Wheat harvest) Feast of Weeks (Pentecost) 4 Tammuz Hidden - giver of the vine (A Phoenician deity) Sin of the Golden Calf, guarding of the eyes 4th       5 Av Father Av the Comforter 5th       6 Elul A vain thing - nothingness Repentance 6th (Fruit harvest)    7 Tishri Beginning (from reishit) Month of the Strong or Month of the Ancients Ethanim Ever-flowing streams Rosh HaShannah, Yom Kippur, Succot 8 Kheshvan Eighth The Flood (of Noach) Bul Produce (in the sense of rain)    9 Kislev Security, trust (Restful) Sleep 9th       10 Tevet Good (from "Tov") Divine Grace 10th       11 Shevat meaning unknown Tree of Life 11th       12 Adar Strength Good Fortune 12th       13 * Adar II

* Additional month added during Leap Years. About every 3rd year.   There are 7 leap years in a 19 year cycle.


Compare these to the origins and meanings of the secular months of the year

he Jewish Calendar

Month 1 Nisan (Abib) 2 lyyar (Ziv) 3 Sivan 4 Tammuz 5 Ab 6 Elul 7 Tishri (Ethanim) 8 Marcheshvan (Bui) 9 Kislev 10 Tebeth 11 Shebat 12 Adar

Gregorian Calendar  March-April April-May May-June June-July July-August August-September September-October October-November November-December December-January January-February February-March

Biblical Reference Exodus 13:4 1 Kings 6:1, 37 Esther 8:9 Nehemiah 6:15 1 Kings 8:2 1 Kings 6:38 Nehemiah 1:1 Esther 2:16 Zechariah 1:7 Esther 2:7

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