5212. Nisan

Lexicon

Nisan: Nisan

Original Word: נִיסָן
Part of Speech: Noun
Transliteration: Niycan
Pronunciation: nee-sawn'
Phonetic Spelling: (nee-sawn')
Definition: Nisan
Meaning: Nisan

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Nisan

Probably of foreign origin; Nisan, the first month of the Jewish sacred year -- Nisan.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of foreign origin
Definition
first month of the Jewish religious year
NASB Translation
Nisan (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

נִיסָן proper name of 1st month (loan-word from Babylonian Nisannu, compare Schr^{COT Nehemiah 1.. 1} Muss-Arn^{JBL xi. 1 (1892). 76}; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; so Nabataean, Palmyrene, see Lzb³²³); — only post-exile: ׳חֹדֶשׁ נ Nehemiah 2:1; Esther 3:7 ( + הָרִאשׁוֺן הַחֹדֶשׁ), = pre-exile הָאָבִּיב (הֹדֶשׁ). — On sacredness of Nisan compare also RS^{Semitic i. 387; 2d ed. 406 f}.

נִיצוֺץ see נצץ. נֵיר see נֵר.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Akkadian word "nisānu," which is related to the Sumerian "nisag," meaning "first fruits."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G3565: Νισάν (Nisan) • This Greek entry corresponds to the Hebrew נִיסָן and is used in the New Testament to refer to the same month, maintaining its significance in the context of Jewish festivals and historical events.

Usage: Nisan is used in the context of the Jewish calendar to denote the month in which Passover occurs. It is a significant month in the Jewish religious year, marking the beginning of the festival cycle.

Context: Nisan is a proper noun referring to the first month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, which is also the seventh month of the civil year. This month holds great significance in the Jewish tradition as it marks the beginning of the religious calendar and is the month in which the Passover festival is celebrated. The name "Nisan" is of Babylonian origin, reflecting the period of the Jewish exile in Babylon, during which the Jewish people adopted several Babylonian month names.

In the Bible, Nisan is mentioned in the context of the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the observance of Passover. For instance, in Nehemiah 2:1, it is recorded: "In the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was brought before him, I took the wine and gave it to the king." This passage highlights the historical and religious significance of the month, as it was during Nisan that Nehemiah received permission to return to Jerusalem and rebuild its walls.

The month of Nisan is also significant for its association with the Exodus from Egypt, as the Passover festival commemorates the deliverance of the Israelites from slavery. The timing of Passover in Nisan underscores the themes of liberation and new beginnings, which are central to the Jewish faith.

Forms and Transliterations

נִיסָ֔ן נִיסָ֗ן ניסן nî·sān niSan nîsān

Englishman's Concordance

Nehemiah 2:1
HEB: וַיְהִ֣י ׀ בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁ נִיסָ֗ן שְׁנַ֥ת עֶשְׂרִ֛ים
NAS: about in the month Nisan, in the twentieth
KJV: And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth
INT: came the month Nisan year the twentieth

Esther 3:7
HEB: הוּא־ חֹ֣דֶשׁ נִיסָ֔ן בִּשְׁנַת֙ שְׁתֵּ֣ים
NAS: is the month Nisan, in the twelfth
KJV: that [is], the month Nisan, in the twelfth
INT: which is the month Nisan year both

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5212
2 Occurrences

nî·sān — 2 Occ.