אביב

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אביב

/ʔaˈbiːb/ → /ʔaːˈbiːb/ → [ʔaːˈβiːβ]
/ʔɔːˈviːv/ [ʔɔːˈviːv]
/ʔɔˈviv/ [ʔɔːˈviːv]
/(ʔ)aˈviv/ Modern Israeli

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From the root meaning "to be thick," "to swell," or "to ripen." Possible cognate to Arabic أَبّ (ʔabb, “pasture, herbage”). Not related to Coptic ⲉⲡⲏⲡ (epēp, “November”), a false friend.

noun אָבִיב · avív · אֲבִיבִים · אָבִיב־ · אֲבִיבִי

countable, uncountable spring (the season of the year in temperate regions in which temperatures and daylight hours rise, and plants spring from the ground and into bloom and dormant animals spring to life)
early stage of ripening, especially of grains וְהַפִּשְׁתָּה וְהַשְּׂעֹרָה נֻכָּתָה כִּי הַשְּׂעֹרָה אָבִיב וְהַפִּשְׁתָּה גִּבְעֹל׃
season of beginning barley-crop
Biblical the month of Nissan, corresponding to around April, the month in which the barley crop begins to ripen. אֶת־חַג הַמַּצּוֹת תִּשְׁמֹר שִׁבְעַת יָמִים תֹּאכַל מַצּוֹת אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִךָ לְמוֹעֵד חֹדֶשׁ הָאָבִיב כִּי בְּחֹדֶשׁ הָאָבִיב יָצָאתָ מִמִּצְרָיִם׃
also, the offering of the first fruits (בכורים) (on Passover) וְאִם־תַּקְרִיב מִנְחַת בִּכּוּרִים לַיהוָה אָבִיב קָלוּי בָּאֵשׁ גֶּרֶשׂ כַּרְמֶל תַּקְרִיב אֵת מִנְחַת בִּכּוּרֶיךָ׃
in plural years of one's life

proper noun אָבִיב · avív

a male given name
Abib (biblical figure)
Abib (month)

In English

spring season between winter and summer in temperate climates

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {אביב},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%91%D7%99%D7%91},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}