Aviv ( he, אביב) means "barley ripening", and by extension "spring season" in

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Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...

. The first month of the year is called the month of Aviv in the

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. The month is called Nisan in the book of Esther, and in subsequent post-exilic history up to the present day. These names are sometimes used interchangeably, although Aviv refers to the three month season, and Nisan is called the "first month of Aviv."

Meanings

*The basic meaning of the word ''aviv'' is the stage in the growth of grain when the seeds have reached full size and are filled with starch, but have not dried yet. During the plague of hail ( Exodus ), the

barley Barley (''Hordeum vulgare''), a member of the grass family, is a major cereal grain grown in temperate climates globally. It was one of the first cultivated grains, particularly in Eurasia as early as 10,000 years ago. Globally 70% of barley p ...

was said to be n the''aviv''

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and the flax n the''giv`ol''. This resulted in their destruction. *The month in the

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when the

has reached or passed this stage ( ) is called ''Aviv'', or the "month of the ''aviv''", which is the biblical lunar new year. , which is the Jewish religious new year (

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2a). (The civil Babylonian year began with Tishrei, the seventh month, which is understood by rabbinic judaism to be the universal new year and day of judgement) Aviv begins about the time of the Northern spring equinox (March 21). Since the Babylonian captivity, this month has mainly been called Nisan ( ). On the “day after the Shabbat” (the 16th of the month of Nissan according to the

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, and the first Sunday of Passover according to the Karaites), the harvest was begun by gathering a sheaf of barley, which was offered as a sacrifice to

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(), when the

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existed.

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*Abib or Aviv may also be the same star as Spica which is the ear of grain in the constellation Virgo/Virgin/Woman. *"Aviv" in

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accordingly also means

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, one of the four

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. Thus the major modern

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i city of

means "Spring Hill". *Since

Passover Passover, also called Pesach (; ), is a major Jewish holiday that celebrates the Biblical story of the Israelites escape from slavery in Egypt, which occurs on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Nisan, the first month of Aviv, or spring. ...

is always celebrated on 15–21 (or 22 outside Israel) Nisan, near the beginning of spring, "Holiday of ''Aviv''". Pesach or Passover is always on the 14th of Nisan. The first day of Chag ha Matzoh or the

Feast of Unleavened Bread Passover, also called Pesach (; ), is a major Jewish holiday that celebrates the The Exodus, Biblical story of the Israelites escape from slavery in Egypt, which occurs on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Nisan, the first month of Aviv, or ...

is always the day after that, the 15th of Nisan.Leviticus 23:5,6 he, חג האביב, translit=Chag Ha'Aviv is an additional name for

As a name

Aviv is also a Hebrew male and female name. The old and uncommonН. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (''Dictionary of Russian First Names''). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. , p. 34

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Christian male given name "" (''Aviv'') was possibly also borrowed from Biblical Hebrew, where it derived from the word ''abīb'', meaning ''an

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'' or ''a time of year where grains come into ear'',А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Современный словарь личных имён: Сравнение. Происхождение. Написание" (''Modern Dictionary of First Names: Comparison. Origins. Spelling''). Айрис-пресс. Москва, 2005. , p. 22 also known as "Aviv" (or Nisan—the first month of the

).А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Словарь русских имён" (''Dictionary of Russian Names''). Издательство Эксмо. Москва, 2005. , p. 32 The feminine version of the name is Aviva. The diminutives of "Aviv" are Aviva () and Viva (). The

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s derived from "Aviv" are "" (''Avivovich''; masculine) and "" (''Avivovna''; feminine).

Given name

Aviv Avraham Aviv Daniel Avraham (or Daniel Avraham,Daniel Avraham
Aviv Azaria (born 1991), Israeli footballer *

Aviv Geffen Aviv Geffen ( he, אביב גפן, born 10 May 1973) is an Israeli rock musician, singer, songwriter and the son of writer and poet Yehonatan Geffen and Nurit Makover, brother of actress Shira Geffen, and an alumnus of Rimon School of Jazz and C ...

(born 1973), Israeli rock musician, singer, and songwriter * Avraham Aviv Alush (born 1982), Israeli actor, singer and model * Aviv Kochavi (born 1964), Israeli Chief of the General Staff * Aviv Cohen (born 1985), Israeli Engineer * Aviv Gold (born 2006), Israeli/American Intellectual

Surname

* Haim Aviv (born 1940), Israeli molecular biologist * Jonathan E. Aviv (born 1960), American surgeon and professor * Juval Aviv (born 1947), Israeli-American security consultant and writer

References

External links

Abib of God

A look at ancient Israel and the harvest cycles as it relates to the abib barley.

Abib (Barley) in the Hebrew Bible
a description of the importance of ''aviv'' in the Karaite calendar by the World Karaite Movement
2011 Aviv ReportUpdate to that entry, showing pictures of aviv barley and how to distinguish wheat from barley
: Aviv Reports added Annually * {{given name, type=both Hebrew calendar Hebrew words and phrases Hebrew masculine given names Russian masculine given names