The first month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, corresponding nearly to the Gregorian April. After the Babylonishcaptivity this month was called Nisan.
Origin
From Hebrew אָבִיב, hence “the season of beginning barley-crop”, because the grains start ripening at that time of year.
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