Iyar

Nisan       Iyar (אִייָר)       Sivan

The Israeli Declaration of Independence, today
commemorated on Yom Ha'atzmaut, was publicly
proclaimed by David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister
of Israel
, on the 5th of Iyar, 5708.
Month Number: 2
Number of Days: 29
Season: Spring
Gregorian Equivalent: April–May

Iyar (Hebrew: אִייָר or אִיָּר, Standard Iyyar Tiberian ʾIyyār ; from Akkadian ayyaru, meaning "Rosette; blossom") is the eighth month of the civil year (which starts on 1 Tishrei) and the second month of the ecclesiastical year (which starts on 1 Nisan) on the Hebrew calendar. The name is Babylonian in origin. It is a spring month of 29 days. Iyar usually falls in April–June on the Gregorian calendar.

In the Hebrew Bible, before the Babylonian Exile, the month is called Ziv (1 Kings 6:1, 6:37). Ziv is a Hebrew name, which means "light" or "glow".

Holidays in Iyar

Iyar in Jewish history

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Other uses

References

  1. Eli The High Priest, Chabad org
  2. The Twenty Eighth of Iyar
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