adar

proper noun

«adar» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

In Jewish tradition

In Sefer Yetzirah, each month is linked with a letter, a sign of the zodiac and a body part; Adar goes with Qoph, Pisces and the spleen.

Interpretation. Adar is the month of Purim, and the rabbis say that when Adar begins, joy increases. Sefer Yetzirah ties it to laughter, matching its link to Qoph.

Meaning

The twelfth month of the Hebrew calendar, around February and March. tree →

Examples

The twelve months of the year are: Nisan, Iyar, Sivan, Tamus, Ab, Elul, Tishri, Marcheshvan, Kislev, Teves, Schevat and Adar. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
He produced Quoph, predominant in Mirth, crowned, combined, and formed Pisces in the world, Adar in the year, and the spleen in man. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
He produced Qoph, predominant in Mirth, crowned it, combined and formed with it Pisces in the Universe, Adar in the Year, and the spleen of Man. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
to enjoin them that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly, (Writings EST.9.21, JPS 1917) tree →
upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar. (Writings EST.8.12, JPS 1917) tree →
And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king. (Writings EZR.6.15, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

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