Nisan

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Nisan is the first month of the Hebrew religious year, traditionally associated with spring and the festival of Passover.

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Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Hebrew calendar month
month
religious month
agriculturalAssociation barley harvest
beginning of grain harvest
AkkadianCognate Nisanu
associatedWithEvent Book of Exodus
surface form: "Exodus from Egypt"

redemption of Israel
associatedWithFestival Passover
Passover
surface form: "Pesach"
associatedWithSeason spring
biblicalReference Megillat Esther
surface form: "Book of Esther"

Book of Exodus
calendar Hebrew calendar
calendarSystemType lunisolar
civilSignificance seventh month of the Hebrew civil year
commandedAsFirstMonthIn Exodus 12:2
correspondsRoughlyToGregorianMonths April
March
culturalContext Judaism
festivalCommandedInTorah Passover
surface form: "Feast of Unleavened Bread"

Passover
followsMonth Adar
followsMonthInLeapYears Adar I
surface form: "Adar II"
hasLengthInCommonYears 30 days
HebrewSpelling Nisan
surface form: "נִיסָן"
languageOfName Hebrew
liturgicalUse Jewish religious calendar
majorHoliday Passover
surface form: "Feast of Unleavened Bread"

Passover
Passover
surface form: "Pesach"
meaningAssociatedWithName bud
spring
occursAfterLeapMonthInLeapYears Adar II
originOfName Akkadian
positionInHebrewCivilYear 7
positionInHebrewReligiousYear 1
precedesMonth Iyar
religiousLawContext halakhic calendar
religiousSignificance first month of the Hebrew religious year
seasonInLandOfIsrael spring
traditionalNewYearType New Year for festivals
New Year for kings
typeOfYearContext religious year
usedByCommunity Jews
surface form: "Jewish people"
usedInContext liturgical readings
religious observances
zodiacSignOftenAssociated Aries

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nisan HebrewSpelling Nisan
this entity surface form: "נִיסָן"
Iyar follows Nisan
Hebrew calendar hasMonth Nisan
Three Regalim occursIn Nisan
Adar precedes Nisan

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