Months named in the Bible

first month

"Abib"

Strongs: H024

24
אביב
['âbîyb] \aw-beeb'\
From an unused root (meaning to be tender);
{green} that is a young ear of grain; hence the name of the month Abib or Nisan: - {Abib} {ear} green ears of corn.


Exodus 9:31 And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear {H024\y}, and the flax was bolled.

Exodus 13:4 This day came ye out in the month Abib {H024\y}.

Exodus 23:15 Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib {H024\y}; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:)

Exodus 34:18 ¶The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, in the time of the month Abib {H024\y}: for in the month Abib {H024\y} thou camest out from Egypt.

Leviticus 2:14 And if thou offer a meat offering of thy firstfruits unto the Lord, thou shalt offer for the meat offering of thy firstfruits green ears {H024\y} of corn dried by the fire, even corn beaten out of full ears.

Deuteronomy 16:1 Observe the month of Abib {H024\y}, and keep the passover unto the Lord thy God: for in the month of Abib {H024\y} the Lord thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night.

"Nisan"

Strongs: H05212

5212
ניסן
[nîysân] \nee-sawn'\
Probably of foreign origin;
{Nisan} the first month of the Jewish sacred year: - Nisan.

Nehemiah 2:1 And it came to pass in the month Nisan {H05212}, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been before time sad in his presence.

Esther 3:7 ¶In the first month, that is, the month Nisan {H05212}, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.

 
second month
 

"Zif"

 
Strongs: H02099

2099
זו
[ziv] \zeev'\
Probably from an unused root meaning to be prominent; properly brightness (compare {2111}) that {is} (figuratively) the month of flowers;
Ziv (corresponding to Ijar or May): - Zif.


I Kings 6:1 And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif {H02099}, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the Lord.

I Kings 6:37 ¶In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the Lord laid, in the month Zif {H02099}:

third month

"Sivan"

Strongs: H05510

5510
סיון
[sîyvân] \see-vawn'\
Probably of Persian origin;
{Sivan} the third Hebrew month: - Sivan.


Esther 8:9-12 Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan {H05510}, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language. And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus' name, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries: wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.

sixth month

"Elul"

Strongs: H0435

435
אלוּל
['ĕlûl] \el-ool'\
Probably of foreign derivation;
{Elul} the sixth Jewish month: - Elul.

Nehemiah 6:15 So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul {H0435\y}, in fifty and two days.

seventh month

"Ethanim"

Strongs: H0388

388
איתנים
['êythânîym] \ay-thaw-neem'\
Plural of 386; always with the article; the permanent brooks;
{Ethanim} the name of a month: - Ethanim.




I Kings 8:2 And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim {H0388\y}, which is the seventh month.

Leviticus 23:24-27 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation. Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord. ¶And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord.

Leviticus 23:33,34 ¶And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the Lord...Leviticus 23:39-43 Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath. And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God seven days. And ye shall keep it a feast unto the Lord seven days in the year. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month. Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths: That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.


Plural of Strongs: H0386

386
איתן
['êythân] \ay-thawn'\
From an unused root (meaning to continue);
permanence; hence (concretely)permanent; specifically a chieftain: - {hard} {mighty} {rough} {strength} strong.

Genesis 49:24 But his bow abode in strength {H0386\y}, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)

Exodus 14:27 And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength {H0386\y} when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

Numbers 24:21 And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong {H0386\y} is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.

Deuteronomy 21:4 And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough {H0386\y} valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall strike off the heifer's neck there in the valley:

Job 12:19 He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty {H0386\y}.

Job 33:19 ¶He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong {H0386\y} pain:

Psalm 74:15 Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty {H0386\y} rivers.

Proverbs 13:15 Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard {H0386\y}.

Jeremiah 5:15 Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the Lord: it is a mighty {H0386\y} nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.

Jeremiah 49:19 Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong {H0386\y}: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?

Jeremiah 50:44 Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong {H0386\y}: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?

Amos 5:24 But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty {H0386\y} stream.

Micah 6:2 Hear ye, O mountains, the Lord's controversy, and ye strong {H0386\y} foundations of the earth: for the Lord hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.

eighth month

"Bul"

Strongs: H0945

945
בּוּל
[bûl] \bool\
The same as 944 (in the sense of rain);
{Bul} the eighth Hebrew month: - Bul.

I Kings 6:38 And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul {H0945\y}, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.

same as Strongs: H0944

944
בּוּל
[bûl] \bool\
For 2981; produce (of the {earth} etc.): - {food} stock.

Job 40:20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food {H0944\y}, where all the beasts of the field play.

Isaiah 44:19 And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock {H0944\y} of a tree?

ninth month

"Chisleu"

Strongs: H03691

3691
כּסלו
[kislêv] \kis-lave'\
Probably of foreign origin;
{Kisleu} the ninth Hebrew month:- Chisleu.


Nehemiah 1:1-3 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu {H03691\y}, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace, that Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.

Zechariah 7:1 And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the Lord came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu {H03691\y}; when they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regem–melech, and their men, to pray before the Lord, and to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the Lord of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?

tenth month

"Tebeth"

Strongs: H02887

2887
טבת
[ţêbeth] \tay'-beth\
Probably of foreign derivation;
{Tebeth} the tenth Hebrew month: - Tebeth.

Esther 2:16 So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth {H02887\y}, in the seventh year of his reign.

eleventh month 

"Sebat"

Strongs: H07627
שׁבט
[sh^ebâţ] \sheb-awt'\
Of foreign origin;
{Shebat} a Jewish month: - Sebat.

 Zechariah 1:7-17 ¶Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebet, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying, I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white. Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these be. And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, These are they whom the Lord hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth. And they answered the angel of the Lord that stood among the myrtle trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest. ¶Then the angel of the Lord answered and said, O Lord of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years? And the Lord answered the angel that talked with me with good words and comfortable words. So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy. And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction. Therefore thus saith the Lord; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the Lord of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem. Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the Lord shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.

Twelfth month

"Adar"

Strongs: H0144

144
אדר
['ădâr] \ad-awr'\
(Chaldee); corresponding to 143: - Adar.

143
אדר
['ădâr] \ad-awr'\
Probably of foreign derivation; perhaps meaning fire;
{Adar} the 12 th Hebrew month: - Adar.


Ezra 6:15 And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar {H0144\y}, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.


Esther 3:7 ¶In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar {H0143\y}.

Esther 3:13 And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar {H0143\y}, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.

Esther 8:12 Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar {H0143\y}.

Esther 9:1 Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar {H0143\y}, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;)

Esther 9:15 For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar {H0143\y}, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand.

Esther 9:17 On the thirteenth day of the month Adar {H0143\y}; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

Esther 9:19 Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar {H0143\y} a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.

Esther 9:21,22 To stablish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar {H0143\y}, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly, as the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.






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Romans 16:27 To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.
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