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单词 Nisan
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Definition of Nisan in English:

Nisan

noun ˈniːsɑːnˈnɪs(ə)nnēˈsän
  • (in the Jewish calendar) the seventh month of the civil and first of the religious year, usually coinciding with parts of March and April.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • An extra month is intercalated every three years, just before the month of Nisan.
    • Jesus is crucified on the ‘Day of Preparation’, so his last meal with his disciples would have been held on 14 Nisan, twenty-four hours before the Passover.
    • Why, you may ask, is it important to link Nisan and Adar - what is the connection?
    • The reality of the Holocaust is commemorated on Holocaust Day, which is observed in Israel on Nisan 27 and elsewhere on April 19 or 20.
    • They misplace the Passover meal on Nisan 14 instead of 15.

Origin

From Hebrew nīsān.

 
 

Definition of Nisan in US English:

Nisan

nounnēˈsän
  • (in the Jewish calendar) the seventh month of the civil and first of the religious year, usually coinciding with parts of March and April.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They misplace the Passover meal on Nisan 14 instead of 15.
    • The reality of the Holocaust is commemorated on Holocaust Day, which is observed in Israel on Nisan 27 and elsewhere on April 19 or 20.
    • Jesus is crucified on the ‘Day of Preparation’, so his last meal with his disciples would have been held on 14 Nisan, twenty-four hours before the Passover.
    • Why, you may ask, is it important to link Nisan and Adar - what is the connection?
    • An extra month is intercalated every three years, just before the month of Nisan.

Origin

From Hebrew nīsān.

 
 
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