Months (religious calendar)
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| HEBREW | AUDIO TRANSCRIPTION | DURATION (IN DAYS) | GREGORIAN CALENDAR | NOTES | AUDIO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| נִיסָן | Nisan | 30 | March - April | from the Sumerian nisag, meaning "first fruits" | |
| אִייָר ή אִיָּר | Iyar | 29 | April - May | from the Akkadian ayyaru, meaning "Rosetta, blossom" | |
| סִיוָן | Sivan | 30 | May - June | from the Akkadian simānu, meaning "Age" | |
| תמוז | Tammuz | 29 | June - July | from the Babylonian Tammuz, a major Babylonian god | |
| אָב | Av | 30 | July - August | the only month that does not appear in the Bible. Babylonian origin means "Father". | |
| אֱלוּל | Elul | 29 | August - September | means "quest" | |
| תִּשְׁרֵי | Tishrei | 30 | August - September | from the Akkadian tašrītu, meaning "beginning" | |
| חֶשְׁוָן | Cheshvan | 29 ή 30 | October - November | from the Akkadian waraḫsamnu, meaning "eighth month" | |
| כִּסְלֵו | Kislev | 30 ή 29 | November - December | from the acadian kislimu | |
| טֵבֵת | Tevet | 29 | December - January | from the Akkadian tebētu | |
| שְׁבָט | Shevat | 30 | January - February | from the acadian Šabātu | |
| אֲדָר | Adar | 30 | February - March | from the adaru acadian. Only the leap years |
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