אָבִיבʼâbîyb
green, i.e. a young ear of grain; hence, the name of the month Abib or Nisan
Pronunciation: aw-beeb' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H24
Meanings
1. fresh, young ears, of barley (Exodus 9:31; Leviticus 2:14)
2. Abib, month of ear-forming, or of growing green (Exodus 13:4; Exodus 23:15; Exodus 34:18)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Exodus 9:31 (All the flax and barley were ruined by the hail, because the barley had formed heads and the flax was budding.
- Exodus 13:4 On this day in early spring, in the month of Abib, you have been set free.
- Exodus 23:15 First, celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread. For seven days the bread you eat must be made without yeast, just as I commanded you. Celebrate this festival annually at the appointed time in early spring, in the month of Abib, for that is the anniversary of your departure from Egypt. No one may appear before me without an offering.
- Exodus 34:18 “You must celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread. For seven days the bread you eat must be made without yeast, just as I commanded you. Celebrate this festival annually at the appointed time in early spring, in the month of Abib, for that is the anniversary of your departure from Egypt.
- Leviticus 2:14 “If you present a grain offering to the Lord from the first portion of your harvest, bring fresh grain that is coarsely ground and roasted on a fire.
- Deuteronomy 16:1 “In honor of the Lord your God, celebrate the Passover each year in the early spring, in the month of Abib, for that was the month in which the Lord your God brought you out of Egypt by night.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).