Abib (Heb. ‘âbib, “ear”). First month* of the Hebrew religious year* and 7th of the civil year. It was 6 named Nisan* after the Babylonian captivity. During the exodus, God designated it as the 1st of the months and the month of Passover (Exo 12:2; Deu 16:1; cf Exo 13:4; 23:15; 34:18). It began after the new moon of March, it consisted of 30 days and it was the month of the green or ripe spikes.
Source: Evangelical Bible Dictionary
word of Canaanite origin, means ripe spikes, spring. First month of the sacred year and seventh of the civil year among the Jews, later called ® Nisan, corresponding approximately to our April. This month was called A., because at this time the grain gleaned. On the 10th of A. the preparation for Passover began and in this month the people of Israel left Egypt Ex 13, 4 and 23, 15; 34, 18; Dt 16, 1. Abiezer, great-grandson of Manasseh, grandson of Machir and son of Gilead. Founder of the family of the Abiezrites, of the tribe of Manasseh Jos 17, 1-2; 1 Cro 7, 18, to which Gideon Jc 6, 11 and 34 belonged. The Abiezrites went to Gideon when he summoned them to fight against the Midianites and Amalekites in Yesrael Jc 6, 33-34.
Digital Bible Dictionary, Grupo C Service & Design Ltda., Colombia, 2003
Source: Digital Bible Dictionary
(Heb., †™aviv, ear of corn). Name of the first month of the year in pre-exilic times (March or April; Exo 13:4; Exo 23:15; Exo 34:18), called Nisan after the exile.
Source: Hispanic World Bible Dictionary
(mature spikes). Name of Canaanite origin related to the barley harvest and that corresponded to the first month of the Hebrew liturgical calendar (Exo 13:4). After the exile he was called † œNisan † (Neh 2: 1). The Feast of Unleavened Bread or Passover (March-April) was celebrated there (Exo 13:4-7). The Hebrew civil calendar was from fall to fall. †¢Calendar.
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
tip, CALE Hebrew, “abib” = “ripe ears”. Ancient name of an Israelite month corresponding to March-April in our calendar and in which the crossing of the Red Sea took place. This name is older than Nisan given in New Testament times (Ex. 13:4; 23:15; 34:18; Deut. 16:1). Nisan is called after the return from captivity. It was the first month of the Israelite year and in it the harvest began and the Passover was celebrated (Ex. 12:15-23; Deut. 16:1).
Source: New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
(Green spikes).
Original name of the first lunar month of the Jewish sacred calendar, which in turn was the seventh month of the secular calendar. (Ex 13:4; 23:15; 34:18; De 16:1) It corresponds to part of March and part of April.
The name Abib is believed to mean ‘Green Ears’, for although the ears of grain had ripened, they were still soft. (Compare Le 2:14.) During this month the harvest or barley harvest took place, followed weeks later by the wheat harvest. The late or spring rains also began at this time, causing the Jordan River to rise to the point of overflowing. (Jos 3:15) At the time of the exodus from Egypt, Jehovah designated the month of Abib as the first month of the sacred year (Ex 12:1, 2; 13:4), and after Israel’s exile in Babylon this name was replaced by Nisan. (See NI Yes N.)
Source: Dictionary of the Bible