5212. Nisan
Berean Strong's Lexicon
Nisan: Nisan

Original Word: נִיסָן
Part of Speech: Noun
Transliteration: Nisan
Pronunciation: nee-sawn'
Phonetic Spelling: (nee-sawn')
Definition: Nisan
Meaning: Nisan

Word Origin: Derived from the Akkadian word "nisānu," which is related to the Sumerian "nisag," meaning "first fruits."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Nehemiah 2:1 (BSB): "In the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was brought before him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had never been sad in his presence before."

- Esther 3:7 (BSB): "In the twelfth year of King Xerxes, in the first month, the month of Nisan, the Pur (that is, the lot) was cast in the presence of Haman to select a day and month. And the lot fell on the twelfth month, the month of Adar."

10. Corresponding Strong's Greek Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the month of Nisan, as the Greek calendar system was different. However, the events of Passover, which occur in Nisan, are referenced in the New Testament, such as in the Gospels' accounts of the Last Supper and the crucifixion of Jesus.

Usage: Nisan is the name of the first month in the Hebrew calendar, which corresponds to March-April in the Gregorian calendar.

Cultural and Historical Background: It is a month of significant religious importance, marking the beginning of the Jewish ecclesiastical year. Nisan is notable for the celebration of Passover, which commemorates the Israelites' exodus from Egypt.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of foreign origin
Definition
first month of the Jewish religious year
NASB Translation
Nisan (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
נִיסָן proper name of 1st month (loan-word from Babylonian Nisannu, compare SchrCOT Nehemiah 1.. 1 Muss-ArnJBL xi. 1 (1892). 76; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; so Nabataean, Palmyrene, see Lzb323); — only post-exile: ׳חֹדֶשׁ נ Nehemiah 2:1; Esther 3:7 ( + הָרִאשׁוֺן הַחֹדֶשׁ), = pre-exile הָאָבִּיב (הֹדֶשׁ). — On sacredness of Nisan compare also RSSemitic i. 387; 2d ed. 406 f.

נִיצוֺץ see נצץ. נֵיר see נֵר.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Nisan

Probably of foreign origin; Nisan, the first month of the Jewish sacred year -- Nisan.

Forms and Transliterations
נִיסָ֔ן נִיסָ֗ן ניסן nî·sān niSan nîsān
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Englishman's Concordance
Nehemiah 2:1
HEB: וַיְהִ֣י ׀ בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁ נִיסָ֗ן שְׁנַ֥ת עֶשְׂרִ֛ים
NAS: about in the month Nisan, in the twentieth
KJV: And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth
INT: came the month Nisan year the twentieth

Esther 3:7
HEB: הוּא־ חֹ֣דֶשׁ נִיסָ֔ן בִּשְׁנַת֙ שְׁתֵּ֣ים
NAS: is the month Nisan, in the twelfth
KJV: that [is], the month Nisan, in the twelfth
INT: which is the month Nisan year both

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5212
2 Occurrences


nî·sān — 2 Occ.
















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