143. Adar
Strong's Lexicon
Adar: Adar

Original Word: אֲדָר
Part of Speech: Noun
Transliteration: Adar
Pronunciation: ah-DAHR
Phonetic Spelling: (ad-awr')
Definition: Adar
Meaning: Adar

Word Origin: Derived from the Akkadian word "addaru," meaning "dark" or "cloudy," which is associated with the end of winter.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the month of Adar, as the Greek calendar system differs from the Hebrew. However, the concept of months and time periods can be found in Greek entries such as G3376 (mēn - month).

Usage: Adar is the twelfth month of the Hebrew calendar, corresponding to February-March in the Gregorian calendar. It is a month of joy and celebration, primarily due to the festival of Purim, which commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people as recorded in the Book of Esther.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Jewish tradition, Adar is considered a month of happiness and good fortune. The Talmud states, "When Adar enters, joy increases" (Taanit 29a). This is largely due to the celebration of Purim, which occurs on the 14th of Adar. Historically, Adar was a time when the Jewish people experienced significant deliverance from their enemies, as recounted in the account of Esther. The month is also associated with the collection of the half-shekel for the maintenance of the Temple, as mentioned in Exodus 30:13-16.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of foreign origin
Definition
the twelfth month in the Jewish calendar
NASB Translation
Adar (8).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אֲדָר proper noun [masculine] 12th (Babylonian) month = Feb.-Mar. (late Hebrew loan-word, = Babylonian A(d)-daru see DlWp. 188, compare Al 3 93, meaning dubious perhaps adâru, be darkened, eclipsed, but see DlW p. 190) Esther 3:7,12; Esther 8:12; Esther 9:1,15,17,19,21; compare Palmyrene, Nabataean אדר Vog8 EutNab 24.

אֲדָר (K§ 57 a) proper name 12th month (Biblical Hebrew id.); — Ezra 6:15.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Adar

Probably of foreign derivation; perhaps meaning fire; Adar, the 12th Hebrew month -- Adar.

Forms and Transliterations
אֲדָ֑ר אֲדָ֔ר אֲדָ֗ר אֲדָֽר׃ אדר אדר׃ ’ă·ḏār ’ăḏār aDar
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Englishman's Concordance
Esther 3:7
HEB: הוּא־ חֹ֥דֶשׁ אֲדָֽר׃ ס
NAS: month, that is the month Adar.
KJV: [month], that [is], the month Adar.
INT: which is the month Adar

Esther 3:13
HEB: הוּא־ חֹ֣דֶשׁ אֲדָ֑ר וּשְׁלָלָ֖ם לָבֽוֹז׃
NAS: is the month Adar, and to seize
KJV: which is the month Adar, and [to take] the spoil
INT: which is the month Adar their possessions seize

Esther 8:12
HEB: הוּא־ חֹ֥דֶשׁ אֲדָֽר׃
NAS: month (that is, the month Adar).
KJV: month, which [is] the month Adar.
INT: he is the month Adar

Esther 9:1
HEB: הוּא־ חֹ֣דֶשׁ אֲדָ֗ר בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֥ר
NAS: (that is, the month Adar), on the thirteenth
KJV: that [is], the month Adar, on the thirteenth
INT: he is the month Adar three ten

Esther 9:15
HEB: עָשָׂר֙ לְחֹ֣דֶשׁ אֲדָ֔ר וַיַּֽהַרְג֣וּ בְשׁוּשָׁ֔ן
NAS: day of the month Adar and killed three
KJV: also of the month Adar, and slew
INT: teen of the month Adar and killed Susa

Esther 9:17
HEB: עָשָׂ֖ר לְחֹ֣דֶשׁ אֲדָ֑ר וְנ֗וֹחַ בְּאַרְבָּעָ֤ה
NAS: of the month Adar, and on the fourteenth
KJV: of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth
INT: ten of the month Adar rested four

Esther 9:19
HEB: עָשָׂר֙ לְחֹ֣דֶשׁ אֲדָ֔ר שִׂמְחָ֥ה וּמִשְׁתֶּ֖ה
NAS: of the month Adar [a] holiday
KJV: of the month Adar [a day of] gladness
INT: teen of the month Adar rejoicing and feasting

Esther 9:21
HEB: עָשָׂר֙ לְחֹ֣דֶשׁ אֲדָ֔ר וְאֵ֛ת יוֹם־
NAS: of the month Adar, and the fifteenth
KJV: of the month Adar, and the fifteenth
INT: teen of the month Adar day fif

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 143
8 Occurrences


’ă·ḏār — 8 Occ.
















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