Nisan: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)
Nisan (ניסן, Standard Hebrew Nisan, Tiberian Hebrew Nîsān: from Akkadian nisānu, from Sumerian nisag "First fruits") is the seventh month of the ecclesiastical year and the first month of the civil year on the Hebrew calendar. The name is Babylonian in origin; in the Bible it is called Abib, meaning spring. It is a spring month of 30 days. It is also the month April in Turkish.
Holidays in Nisan
- Pesach - Nisan 15-21
- Yom HaShoah - Nisan 27
| Months of the Hebrew Calendar | |||||||||||
| Tishrei | Cheshvan | Kislev | Tevet | Shevat | Adar | Nisan | Iyar | Sivan | Tammuz | Ab | Elul | |||||||||||
In the story of Xenogears, Nisan is a country, named after the Hebrew month.
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