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Definition of Nisan
1. Noun. The seventh month of the civil year; the first month of the ecclesiastic year (in March and April).
Group relationships: Hebrew Calendar, Jewish Calendar
Generic synonyms: Jewish Calendar Month
Definition of Nisan
1. n. The first month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, formerly answering nearly to the month of April, now to March, of the Christian calendar. See Abib.
Definition of Nisan
1. Proper noun. (Judaism) The seventh month of the civil year in the Jewish calendar, after Adar and before Iyar. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nisan
Literary usage of Nisan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of Biblical Literature by Society of Biblical Literature (1908)
"The new moon of nisan (first month of the year) was, of course, the most important.
Several uncertainties remain, however, to limit our process of ..."
2. The Old and New Testament Connected in the History of the Jews and by Humphrey Prideaux (1845)
"... and in the middle of the same month nisan,' Christ suffered just four hundred
and ninety years after. II. The second branch or part of this prophecy is ..."
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