[Eng., Ashk. Heb. shey-nee; Seph. Heb. shey-nee] 
| an intercalary month of the Jewish calendar, added between Adar and Nisan; Veadar. |
[vee-uh-dahr, -ah-dahr, vey-, vee-uh-dahr, -ah-dahr] | an intercalary month of the Jewish calendar. |
| Adar She·ni (shā-nē') n. An extra month of the Hebrew year, having 29 days, added in leap years after the regular month of Adar. Also called Veadar. See Table at calendar. [Hebrew 'ādār šēnî, second Adar : ādār, Adar; see Adar + šēnî, second; see ṯn in Semitic roots.] |