Nisan

Ni·san  (nsn, n-sän)

n.

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

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[Hebrew nîsn, from Akkadian nisnu, the first month in the Babylonian calendar (corresponding to parts of March and April), from Sumerian nisag, first fruits : nig, ni, thing, nominalizing pref., sag, head, top, first.]

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Noun

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Nisan - the seventh month of the civil year; the first month of the ecclesiastic year (in March and April) Nissan Hebrew calendar, Jewish calendar - (Judaism) the calendar used by the Jews; dates from 3761 BC (the assumed date of the Creation of the world); a lunar year of 354 days is adjusted to the solar year by periodic leap years Jewish calendar month - a month in the Jewish calendar