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nisan |
5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nisan \Ni"san\, n. [Heb. n[=i]s[=a]n.] The first month of the jewish ecclesiastical year, formerly answering nearly to the month of April, now to March, of the Christian calendar. See {Abib}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Abib \A"bib\, n. [Heb. ab[=i]b, lit. an ear of corn. The month was so called from barley being at that time in ear.] The first month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, corresponding nearly to our April. After the Babylonish captivity this month was called {Nisan}. --Kitto. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Nisan n : the seventh month of the civil year; the first month of the ecclesiastic year (in March and April) [syn: {Nisan}, {Nissan}] From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Nisan month of flowers, (Neh. 2:1) the first month of the Jewish sacred year. (See {ABIB}.) Assyrian nisannu "beginning." From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: Nisan, standard; miracle
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