Aviv 68538 220662779 2008-06-20T23:21:56Z 84.110.214.11 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 147135465 by [[Special:Contributions/Avivush|Avivush]] ([[User talk:Avivush|talk]]) '''Aviv''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]:'''אביב''') has a few meanings in [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: * [[Aviv]] literally means [[Spring (season)|spring]]; it is one of the four [[seasons]]. Thus the major modern [[Israel]]i city of [[Tel Aviv]] means "Spring Hill". ** Historically, "''Aviv''" meant the stage in the growth of [[Cereal|grain]] when the seeds have reached full size and are filling with starch, but have not dried yet. During the plague of hail ([[Exodus]] 9:31), the [[barley]] was ''aviv'' and the [[flax]] was ''giv`ol''. ==Secondary Meanings to Aviv== ** The month in the [[Hebrew calendar]] when the [[barley]] has reached or passed this stage (Ex. 13:4; 23:15) is called the "month of the ''Aviv''"; the seventh of the Jewish civil year, and the first of the Biblical ecclesiastical year. It begins about the time of the vernal equinox (21st March). Since the [[Babylonian captivity]], it has been called [[Nisan]] (Neh. 2:1). On the sixteenth day of the month, harvest was begun by gathering a sheaf of barley, which was offered as a sacrifice to [[Names of God in Judaism|God]] (Lev. 23:4-11). ** The "Holiday of ''Aviv''" ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: חג האביב, ''Chag Ha'Aviv''), is an additional name for [[Passover]]; the Jewish holiday is celebrated on 15–21(22) Nisan, near the beginning of spring. ==References== {{eastons}} ==External links== *[http://steve.bruns.com/How_to_Determine_Abib.html How to Determine the State of the Aviv Barley in Israel] - a field manual for identifying aviv barley *[http://www.karaite-korner.org/abib.shtml Abib (Barley) in the Hebrew Bible] - a description of the importance of abib in the Karaite calendar by the [http://www.karaite-korner.org/wkm.shtml World Karaite Movement]. *http://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%91%D7%99%D7%91 for more information in Hebrew [[Category:Hebrew calendar]] [[Category:Hebrew words and phrases]] [[el:Αβίβ]] [[fr:Aviv]] [[uk:Авів]]