נִיסָן

nisan

pronounced nee-SAN

The first month of the biblical festival year — the later name for the month of Aviv

In Scripture World English Bible

In the first month, which is the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, and chose the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.

Esther 3:7 Scripture explicitly identifies Nisan as the first month

In the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, when wine was before him, I took up the wine, and gave it to the king. Now I had not been sad before in his presence.

Nehemiah 2:1 Nisan is named directly in Nehemiah’s Persian-period dating formula.

Nearby words

moedimמוֹעֲדִים neilahנְעִילָה nepheshנֶפֶשׁ pesachפֶּסַח rachamרָחַם rosh hashanahרֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה

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Hebrew words

מועדים moedim Appointed times — the plural of moed, used…
נעילה neilah “Locking” — the closing service of Yom…
ניסן nisan The first month of the biblical festival year…
נפש nephesh Soul — the whole living being
פסח pesach Passover — to pass over, to spare

‹ Hebrew words

נִיסָן nisan nee-SAN

The first month of the biblical festival year — the later name for the month of Aviv

In the first month, which is the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, and chose the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.

Esther 3:7

In the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, when wine was before him, I took up the wine, and gave it to the king. Now I had not been sad before in his presence.

Nehemiah 2:1