Nisan

This article is about the Jewish month of Nisan. See Nissan Motors for the automobile manufacturer by that name. Nisan (Hebrew: נִיסָן, Standard Nisan Tiberian Nîsān ; from Akkadian , from Sumerian nisag "First fruits", Arabic, نيسان) is the first month of the ecclesiastical year and the seventh month (eighth, in leap year) of the civil year on the Hebrew calendar. The name of the month is Babylonian; in the Torah it is called the month of the Aviv, referring to a stage in the ripening of barley which occurs during the month. It is a spring month of 30 days. Nisan usually falls in March–April on the Gregorian calendar. In the Book of Esther in the Tanakh it is referred to as Nisan.
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Noun
1. the seventh month of the civil year; the first month of the ecclesiastic year (in March and April)
(synonym) Nissan
(hypernym) Jewish calendar month
(part-holonym) Jewish calendar, Hebrew calendar

n. April

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n. sign, mark, engagement, betrothal, target, decoration, medal, order, affiance, badge, brand, butt, device, ensign, espousal, gong, plume

(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.
  

Nisan (Hebrew) Nisanu (Babylonian) The first month of the Hebrew year (after the exile), corresponding to 'Abib (March-April), during which the Passover was celebrated.