Quick Definition
Abib
Biblical Persons & Places
Abib
Name of the 1st month
Name of the 1st month;
called Abib (אָבִיב); or Nisan (נִיסָן)
Strong's Definition
green, i.e. a young ear of grain; hence, the name of the month Abib or Nisan
Derivation: from an unused root (meaning to be tender);
KJV Usage: Abib, ear, green ears of corn (not maize).
TWOT Reference: 1b
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) fresh, young barley ears, barley
2) month of ear-forming, of greening of crop, of growing green Abib, month of exodus and passover (March or April)
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
Month of exodus and passover (March or April)
Also named: ni.san (נִיסָן "Nisan" H5212)
This name means fresh, young barley ears, barley
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אָבִיב
âbý̂yb
BDB Definition:
1) fresh, young barley ears, barley
2) month of ear-forming, of greening of crop, of growing green Abib, month of exodus and passover (March or April)
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from an unused root (meaning to be tender)
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1b
Total KJV Occurrences: 8