THE JEWISH / HEBREW CALENDAR |
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This table of the Jewish / Hebrew calendar was designed by Logos Apostolic Bible College. It uses the Hebrew font "David" which comes with later versions of windows.
| Name of Month After Babylonian Captivity |
Name of Month Before Babylonian Captivity |
Religious Month |
Civil Month |
Number of Days |
Annual Feasts | Agriculture | Western Equivalent |
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| נִיסָן Nisan Esther 3:7 |
אָבִיב Aviv / Abib Exodus 13:4 |
1 | 7 | 30 | 14th Passover פֶּסַח Pesach 15-21st Feast of Unleavened Bread חַג הַמַּצּוֹת |
Latter Spring Rain Barley Ripe Barley Harvest |
March April |
| אִייָר / אִיָּר Iyar / Iyyar |
זִו Ziv 1 Kings 6:1 |
2 | 8 | 29 | 14th Second Passover 2 Chronicles 30:15 |
April May |
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| סִיוָן Sivan Esther 8:9 |
3 | 9 | 30 | Feast of Weeks (Pentecost) Chag Shavu'ot חַג שָׁבֻעוֹת |
Wheat Harvest | May June |
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| תַּמּוּז Tammuz |
4 | 10 | 29 | Heat increases | June July |
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| אָב Av / Ab |
5 | 11 | 30 | Intense heat | July August |
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| אֱלוּל Elul Nehemiah 6:15 |
6 | 12 | 29 | Grape, Olive, Fig, Harvest Summer fruits |
August September |
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| תּשְׁרִי Tishri |
אֵתָנִים Ethanim 1 Kings 8:2 |
7 | 1 | 30 | 1st Feast of Trumpets 10th Day of Atonement Yom Kippur יוֹם כִּפֻּר Leviticus 16 |
Early rain Ploughing and sowing begin Olive harvest |
September October |
| חֶשׁוָן Cheshvan |
בּוּל Bul 1 Kings 6:38 |
8 | 2 | 29 | Wheat and Barley sown |
October November |
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| כִּסְלֵו Chislev Nehemiah 1:1 |
9 | 3 | 30 | 25th Chanukkah חֲנֻכָּה |
November December |
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| טֵבֵת Tevet Esther 2:16 |
10 | 4 | 29 | December January |
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| שְׁבָט Shevat Zechariah 1:7 |
11 | 5 | 30 | January February |
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| אֲדָר Adar Esther 3:7 |
12 | 6 | 29 | Almond Tree Blossoms Spring rain |
February March |
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| אֲדָר שֵׁנִי Adar Sheni |
13 | 29 | Almond Tree Blossoms Spring rain |
February March |
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