nisan

noun

«nisan» 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

Interpretation: Tradition counts Nisan as the first of the months because Israel left Egypt then, and Passover falls in it. Sefer Yetzirah links it to the sign Aries and to the right foot of man.

Meaning

The first month of the Hebrew calendar, in spring, around March and April. tree →

Examples

The month Nisan begins about March .29th. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
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 →
God produced He, predominant in Speech, crowned, combined, and formed Aries in the world, Nisan in the year, and the right foot of man. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, when wine was before him, that I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. (Writings NEH.2.1, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

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