Midvash

נִיסָןNîyçân

proper name: of 1st month (Nehemiah 1:1-200; Nehemiah 2:1; Esther 3:7)

Pronunciation: nee-sawn' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5212

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Nehemiah 2:1 Early the following spring, in the month of Nisan, during the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes’ reign, I was serving the king his wine. I had never before appeared sad in his presence.
  • Esther 3:7 So in the month of April, during the twelfth year of King Xerxes’ reign, lots were cast in Haman’s presence (the lots were called purim) to determine the best day and month to take action. And the day selected was March 7, nearly a year later.

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).