Lexicon / H0024
אָבִיב
a.viv
  • Abib
  • green

STEPBible TBESH

Glosses: Abib

Month of exodus and passover (March or April)

Also named: ni.san (נִיסָן "Nisan" H5212)

This name means fresh, young barley ears, barley

BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)

Glosses: green

Root √אבב: אבב fresh bright abâbu (. As.Dlw, AGl.)

אָבִיב n.m coll Lv 2:14 fresh young ears Ex 9:31 Lv 2:14 מִנְחַת בִּכּוּרִים לַיהוָה א׳ קָלוּי בָּאֵשׁ ,of barley; indef.. חֹדֶשׁ הָֽאָבִֽיב הָרִאשֹׁן הַחֹדֶשׁ הָר׳ נִיסָן Abib Ex 13:4 23:15 34:18 Dt 16:1 Ex 12:2 month of ear-forming, or of growing green. month of Exodus & passover. (JE). (1st month = c. April =,(q.v.) in P; v. Di; = postexilicq.v.) .. (Lag BN 207 Inf.)