Aviv

Aviv () means "spring (season)" in Hebrew. Aviv is the first month of the year in the Pentateuch, and is later called Nisan in the book of Esther and in subsequent post-exilic history up to the present day. These names are sometimes used interchangeably, although Aviv refers to the three-month season, and Nisan is called the "first month of Aviv." Aviv is also used as a given name, surname, and place name, as in Tel Aviv.

Meanings

* The basic meaning of the word ''aviv'' is the stage in the growth of grain when the seeds have reached full size and are filled with starch, but have not dried yet. During the plague of hail ( Exodus ), the barley was said to be n the''aviv'' tageand the flax n the''giv`ol''. This resulted in their destruction.
* The month in the Hebrew calendar when the barley has reached or passed this stage is called ''Aviv'', or the "month of the ''aviv''". This month is considered the first month of the ecclesiastical civil year (see Hebrew calendar#Months). It begins about the time of the March equinox (March 21). Since the Babylonian captivity, this month has mainly been called Nisan. On the “day after the Shabbat” (the 16th of the month of Nissan according to the rabbis, and the first Sunday of Passover according to the Karaites), the harvest was begun by gathering a sheaf of barley for the Omer offering,

* Abib or Aviv may also be the same star as Spica, the ear of grain in the constellation Virgo/Virgin/Woman.
* "Aviv" in modern Hebrew accordingly also means spring, one of the four seasons. Thus the major modern Israeli city of Tel Aviv means "Spring Hill".
* Since Passover is always celebrated on 15–21 (or 22 outside Israel) Nisan, near the beginning of spring, "Holiday of ''Aviv''". Pesach or Passover is always on the 14th of Nisan. The first day of Chag ha Matzot or the Feast of Unleavened Bread is always the day after that, the 15th of Nisan.Leviticus 23:5,6 is an additional name for Passover.

As a name

Aviv is a Hebrew male and female name. The feminine version of the name is Aviva. Aviv is also an old and uncommonН. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (''Dictionary of Russian First Names''). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. , p. 34 Russian Christian male given name "" (''Aviv''), that possibly borrowed from Biblical Hebrew, where it derived from the word ''abīb'', meaning ''an ear'' or ''a time of year where grains come into ear'',А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Современный словарь личных имён: Сравнение. Происхождение. Написание" (''Modern Dictionary of First Names: Comparison. Origins. Spelling''). Айрис-пресс. Москва, 2005. , p. 22 also known as "Aviv" (or Nisan—the first month of the Hebrew calendar).А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Словарь русских имён" (''Dictionary of Russian Names''). Издательство Эксмо. Москва, 2005. , p. 32 The diminutives of "Aviv" in Russian are Aviva () and Viva (). The patronymics derived from "Aviv" are "" (''Avivovich''; masculine) and "" (''Avivovna''; feminine).

See also

* Aviv (name)

References

External links

Abib of God

A look at ancient Israel and the harvest cycles related to the abib barley.

Abib (Barley) in the Hebrew Bible
a description of the importance of ''aviv'' in the Karaite calendar by the World Karaite Movement

2011 Aviv ReportUpdate to that entry, showing pictures of aviv barley and how to distinguish wheat from barley
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Hebrew calendar
Hebrew words and phrases