Nisan

Hebrew spring month

Nisan is the first month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, falling in March–April.

It is significant as the month of Passover, commemorating the Exodus from Egypt.

In the Hebrew calendar, Nisan marks the beginning of spring: Passover begins on the fifteenth of Nisan.

Passover

Pesach

Jewish spring liberation festival

sederPassover ritual meal
matzoYeastless Passover cracker
HaggadahPassover liturgical narrative

Exodus · Moses · Pharaoh · plagues · Egypt · liberation · freedom · afikoman · charoset · unleavened

month

Hebrew calendar

Lunisolar system tracking Jewish observances

lunarOf the moon
BiblicalOf sacred scripture
NehemiahPost-exile Jewish governor

first month · Ezra · Rosh Chodesh · thirty days · new moon

spring

rebirth

Spiritual or physical regeneration

renewalMaking current again
vernalRelating to spring
equinoxSun crosses celestial midline

blossoms · barley · greenery · budding · growth · flowers · warmth · thaw · planting · fertility

Opposites

calendar system

Year's opening month

April · March · Ramadan · Muharram

Phrases

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Nissan RogueJapanese compact sport utility

Family

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