- Iyyar
- Iyar Iyar, Iyyar Iyyar
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the eighth month of the civil year in the Jewish calendar;
the second month of the ecclesiastical year (in April and
May).
Syn: Iyyar. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Iyyar
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IYYAR — (Heb. אִיָּר), the post Exilic name of the second month of the Jewish year. Its pre Exilic name is Ziv (I Kings 6:1), the shorter equivalent of the targumic Ziv Niẓanayya ( brightness of flowers ). Occurring in Assyrian inscriptions, in … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Iyyar — [ i:jα:] noun (in the Jewish calendar) the eighth month of the civil and second of the religious year, usually coinciding with parts of April and May. Origin from Heb. ’iyyār … English new terms dictionary
Iyyar — n. eighth month in the Jewish calendar (also iyar) … English contemporary dictionary
iyyar — iy·yar … English syllables
Iyyar — /ˈija/ (say eeyah) noun (in the Jewish calendar) the eighth month of the civil year; the second month of the religious year. Also, Iyar. {Hebrew, ultimately from Akkadian} …
Iyyar — noun the eighth month of the civil year; the second month of the ecclesiastical year (in April and May) • Syn: ↑Iyar • Hypernyms: ↑Jewish calendar month • Part Holonyms: ↑Jewish calendar, ↑Hebrew calendar … Useful english dictionary
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Iyar — Iyar, Iyyar Iyyar . the eighth month of the civil year in the Jewish calendar; the second month of the ecclesiastical year (in April and May). Syn: Iyyar. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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