24. abib
Berean Strong's Lexicon
abib: Abib, ear of grain, green ears

Original Word: אָבִיב
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: abib
Pronunciation: ah-VEEB
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-beeb')
Definition: Abib, ear of grain, green ears
Meaning: green, a young ear of grain

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning "to be tender" or "to sprout."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for "Abib" in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific Hebrew term related to the Jewish calendar and agricultural cycle.

Usage: The term "Abib" refers to the stage of growth in grain, particularly barley, when the ears are still green and tender. It is also used to denote the first month of the Hebrew calendar, which corresponds to March-April in the Gregorian calendar. This month is significant as it marks the beginning of the harvest season and is associated with the Passover festival.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, the month of Abib was crucial for agricultural and religious reasons. It signified the start of the barley harvest, which was the first crop to ripen in the spring. The timing of the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread was linked to the state of the barley crop, as the offering of the firstfruits was a key component of these celebrations. The month of Abib was later renamed Nisan after the Babylonian exile.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
fresh, young ears, also Canaanite name for the first month of the Jewish calendar
NASB Translation
Abib (6), ear (1), fresh heads (1), fresh heads of grain (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אָבִיב noun masculineLeviticus 2:14

collective (LagBN 207 Infinitive)

1 fresh, young ears of barley Exodus 9:31; indefinite Leviticus 2:14 קָלוּי בָּאֵשׁ ׳מִנְחַת בִּכּוּרִים ליהוה א.

2 חֹדֶשׁ הָֽאָבִיב month of ear-forming, or of growing green, Abib, month of Exodus & passover, Exodus 13:4; Exodus 23:15; Exodus 34:18 (twice in verse) (JE), Deuteronomy 16:1 (twice in verse) (1st month = circa April = הָרִאשֹׁן, ׳הַחֹדֶשׁ הָר (q. v.) in P; see Di Exodus 12:2; = post-exilic נִיסָן q. v.)

אֲבִגַיִל see אֲבִיגַיִל below II. אבה.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Abib, ear, green ears of corn not maize

From an unused root (meaning to be tender); green, i.e. A young ear of grain; hence, the name of the month Abib or Nisan -- Abib, ear, green ears of corn (not maize).

Forms and Transliterations
אָבִ֔יב אָבִ֞יב אביב הָֽאָבִ֔יב הָֽאָבִ֗יב הָאָבִ֑יב הָאָבִ֔יב הָאָבִֽיב׃ האביב האביב׃ ’ā·ḇîḇ ’āḇîḇ aViv hā’āḇîḇ hā·’ā·ḇîḇ haaViv
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Englishman's Concordance
Exodus 9:31
HEB: כִּ֤י הַשְּׂעֹרָה֙ אָבִ֔יב וְהַפִּשְׁתָּ֖ה גִּבְעֹֽל׃
NAS: for the barley was in the ear and the flax
KJV: for the barley [was] in the ear, and the flax
INT: for the barley the ear and the flax bud

Exodus 13:4
HEB: יֹצְאִ֑ים בְּחֹ֖דֶשׁ הָאָבִֽיב׃
NAS: in the month of Abib, you are about to go forth.
KJV: came ye out in the month Abib.
INT: to go the month of Abib

Exodus 23:15
HEB: לְמוֹעֵד֙ חֹ֣דֶשׁ הָֽאָבִ֔יב כִּי־ ב֖וֹ
NAS: in the month Abib, for in it you came
KJV: of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out
INT: the appointed the month Abib for came

Exodus 34:18
HEB: לְמוֹעֵ֖ד חֹ֣דֶשׁ הָאָבִ֑יב כִּ֚י בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁ
NAS: in the month of Abib, for in the month
KJV: of the month Abib: for in the month
INT: the appointed the month of Abib in the month

Exodus 34:18
HEB: כִּ֚י בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָֽאָבִ֔יב יָצָ֖אתָ מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃
NAS: for in the month of Abib you came
KJV: for in the month Abib thou camest out
INT: in the month of Abib came of Egypt

Leviticus 2:14
HEB: בִּכּוּרִ֖ים לַיהוָ֑ה אָבִ֞יב קָל֤וּי בָּאֵשׁ֙
NAS: you shall bring fresh heads of grain roasted
KJV: of thy firstfruits green ears of corn dried
INT: of early to the LORD fresh roasted the fire

Deuteronomy 16:1
HEB: אֶת־ חֹ֣דֶשׁ הָאָבִ֔יב וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ פֶּ֔סַח
NAS: the month of Abib and celebrate
KJV: the month of Abib, and keep
INT: Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover

Deuteronomy 16:1
HEB: כִּ֞י בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָֽאָבִ֗יב הוֹצִ֨יאֲךָ֜ יְהוָ֧ה
NAS: for in the month of Abib the LORD
KJV: for in the month of Abib the LORD
INT: in the month of Abib brought the LORD

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 24
8 Occurrences


’ā·ḇîḇ — 2 Occ.
hā·’ā·ḇîḇ — 6 Occ.
















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