The meaning of “נִיסָן”
Understanding Nîyçân reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
probably of foreign origin Nisan. - § Nisan = "their flight" - Nisan, the first month of the Jewish sacred year 1) the 1...
נִיסָן
probably of foreign origin Nisan. - § Nisan = "their flight" - Nisan, the first month of the Jewish sacred year 1) the 1st month of the Jewish calendar corresponding to March or April
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Nehemiah 2:1 | “And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence.” Word: נִיסָן (Nîyçân) | |
| Esther 3:7 | “In the first month, that 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, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.” Word: נִיסָן (Nîyçân) |