[nee-sahn, nis-uh
n, nee-sahn] 
| the seventh month of the Jewish calendar. |
| Ni·san (nĭs'ən, nē-sän') n. The seventh month of the year in the Jewish calendar. See Table at calendar. [Hebrew nîsān, from Akkadian nisānu, the first month in the Babylonian calendar (corresponding to parts of March and April), from Sumerian nisag, first fruits : nig, ni, thing, nominalizing pref. + sag, head, top, first.] |
Nisan
month of flowers, (Neh. 2:1) the first month of the Jewish sacred year. (See ABIB.) Assyrian nisannu, "beginning."
