What is the Biblical name for the First Month (Nissan)?
The Torah calls this month: “The First Month” (Hodesh HaRishon) and also refers to it as “Month of the Abib” (Hodesh Ha’Abib). It should be noted that it is not called Month of Abib, but rather Month of THE Abib. Abib is not the name of the month, but rather describes the character of the month [since names in Biblical Hebrew can not get the definite article]. The name Nissan is a Babylonian month name, which was learned by Israel during the Babylonian exile.
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