Nisan

(nē sän′, nis′ən)

noun

the seventh month of the Jewish calendar

Origin: Heb nīsān

See Nisan in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The seventh month of the year in the Jewish calendar. See Table at calendar.

Origin:

Origin: Hebrew nîsān

Origin: , from Akkadian nisānu, the first month in the Babylonian calendar (corresponding to parts of March and April)

Origin: , from Sumerian nisag, first fruits

Origin: : nig, ni, thing, nominalizing pref.

Origin: + sag, head, top, first

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