Word Study · Strong's H24 · Hebrew
אָבִיב
abib
aw-beeb'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼâbîyb
“green, i.e. a young ear of grain”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
green, i.e. a young ear of grain; hence, the name of the month Abib or Nisan
Rendered in the KJV as
Abib, ear, green ears of corn (not maize).
- 8occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 7inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 8 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 7
- הָֽאָבִ֔יב2
- אָבִ֔יב1
- אָבִ֞יב1
- הָאָבִ֑יב1
- הָאָבִ֔יב1
- הָֽאָבִ֗יב1
- הָאָבִֽיב׃1
How it is rendered · 3
- the Abib6
- [was] young barley ear[s]1
- young barley ear[s]1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular6
- noun · masculine or feminine singular2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ntbsa · 6
- HNcbsa · 2
All 8, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Exodus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus5 occurrences
- Exodus 9:31אָבִ֔יבʾavivnoun · masculine or feminine singular(Now the flax and barley were destroyed, since the barley was ripe and the flax was in bloom;here: [was] young barley ear[s]
- Exodus 13:4הָאָבִֽיב׃haavivthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularToday, in the month of Abib, you are leaving.here: the Abib
- Exodus 23:15הָֽאָבִ֔יבhaavivthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularYou are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread as I commanded you: At the appointed time in the month of Abib you are to eat unleavened bread for seven days, because that was the month you came out of Egypt. No one may appear before Me empty-handed.here: the Abib
- Exodus 34:18הָאָבִ֑יבhaavivthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularYou are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread. For seven days at the appointed time in the month of Abib, you are to eat unleavened bread as I commanded you. For in the month of Abib you came out of Egypt.here: the Abib
- Exodus 34:18הָֽאָבִ֔יבhaavivthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularYou are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread. For seven days at the appointed time in the month of Abib, you are to eat unleavened bread as I commanded you. For in the month of Abib you came out of Egypt.here: the Abib
Deuteronomy2 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 16:1הָאָבִ֔יבhaavivthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularObserve the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, because in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night.here: the Abib
- Deuteronomy 16:1הָֽאָבִ֗יבhaavivthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularObserve the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God, because in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night.here: the Abib