אָבִיב
ʼâbîyb · aw-beeb'
green, i.e. a young ear of grain; hence, the name of the month Abib or Nisan
Lexicon
Derivation: from an unused root (meaning to be tender);
green, i.e. a young ear of grain; hence, the name of the month Abib or Nisan
- green, i.e. a young ear of grain
- hence, the name of the month Abib or Nisan
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Abib, ear, green ears of corn (not maize).
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › the house, what is within › the hand that works › the house, what is within
Strength, the leader of the house, what is within of the hand that works of the house, what is within.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אָבִיב above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
8 occurrences · 8 OT · 0 NT · 7 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- abib4 · 50%
- of abib2 · 25%
- was in the ear1 · 13%
- green ears1 · 13%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.