Abib

/ (Hebrew ɑˈbiːb) /


noun
  1. Judaism an older name for the month of Nisan

Origin of Abib

1
Hebrew ābhībh ear of grain, hence the month when grain was fresh

Words Nearby Abib

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How to use Abib in a sentence

  • The Prophet had been transported from the place mentioned in chapter i:1 to Tel-Abib, which was also on the river Chebar.

    The Prophet Ezekiel | Arno C. Gaebelein
  • It must be killed on the fourteenth of the month Abib as the sun is setting, and the blood must be sprinkled with hyssop.

    Bible Animals; | J. G. Wood
  • In chapter iii:15, the name of the place is given, it was at Tel-Abib.

    The Prophet Ezekiel | Arno C. Gaebelein
  • The festival of the New Moon might prevent him from fasting on Abib 1, 2.

  • (x.) The death of the firstborn, which occurred in April (Abib), was evidently not a natural calamity.

    The Truth of Christianity | William Harry Turton