אָבִיב
Transliteration
'āḇîḇ
Pronunciation
aw-beeb'
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root (meaning to be tender)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1b

Strong’s Definitions

אָבִיב ʼâbîyb, aw-beeb'; from an unused root (meaning to be tender); green, i.e. a young ear of grain; hence, the name of the month Abib or Nisan:—Abib, ear, green ears of corn (not maize).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H24 in the following manner: Abib (6x), in the ear (1x), green ears of corn (1x).

  1. fresh, young barley ears, barley

  2. month of ear-forming, of greening of crop, of growing green Abib, month of exodus and passover (March or April)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָבִיב ʼâbîyb, aw-beeb'; from an unused root (meaning to be tender); green, i.e. a young ear of grain; hence, the name of the month Abib or Nisan:—Abib, ear, green ears of corn (not maize).
STRONGS H24: Abbreviations
† אָבִיב noun masculineLeviticus 2:14 collective (LagBN 207 Infinitive).
1. fresh, young ears of barley Exodus 9:31; indefinite Leviticus 2:14 קָלוּי בָּאֵשׁ מִנְחַת בִּכּוּרִים ליהוה א׳.
2. חֹדֶשׁ הָֽאָבִיב month of ear-forming, or of growing green, Abib, month of Exodus & passover, Exodus 13:4; Exodus 23:15; Exodus 34:18 (twice in verse) (JE), Deuteronomy 16:1 (twice in verse) (1st month＝circa April＝הָרִאשֹׁן, הַחֹדֶשׁ הָר׳ (which see) in P; see Di Exodus 12:2;＝post-exilic H5212 נִיסָן which see).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

9:31; 12:2; 13:4; 23:15; 34:18

Leviticus

2:14; 2:14

Deuteronomy

16:1