Editing Aviv (section)

==Meanings==
* The basic meaning of the word ''aviv'' is the stage in the growth of [[Cereal|grain]] when the seeds have reached full size and are filled with starch, but have not dried yet. During the plague of hail ([[Book of Exodus|Exodus]] {{Bibleverse-nb||Exodus|9:31|HE}}), the [[barley]] was said to be [in the] ''aviv'' [stage] and the [[flax]] [in the] ''giv`ol''. This resulted in their destruction.
* The month in the [[Hebrew calendar]] when the [[barley]] has reached or passed this stage is called ''Aviv'', or the "month of the ''aviv''".<ref>{{bibleverse||Exodus|13:4;|HE}} {{Bibleverse-nb||Exodus|23:15|HE}}</ref> This month is considered the first month of the ecclesiastical civil year (see [[Hebrew calendar#Months]]).<ref>{{Bibleverse||Exodus|12:1-2|HE}}</ref> It begins about the time of the [[March equinox]] (March 21). Since the [[Babylonian captivity]], this month has mainly been called [[Nisan]].<ref>E.g. {{bibleverse||Nehemiah|2:1,|HE}} {{Bibleverse||Esther|3:7|HE}}</ref> On the “day after the Shabbat” (the 16th of the month of Nissan according to the [[Rabbinical Judaism|rabbis]], and the first Sunday of Passover according to the [[Karaite Judaism|Karaites]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.karaiteinsights.com/article/shavuoth|title=On This Very Day &#124; Karaite Insights &#124; Karaites & Karaism|website=www.karaiteinsights.com|accessdate=August 3, 2019}}</ref>), the harvest was begun by gathering a sheaf of barley for the [[Omer offering]],<ref>{{bibleverse||Lev|23:4-11|HE}}</ref>
[[File:Karaites-searching-for-aviv-barley-at-ain-mabua-israel-2019-03-21.jpg|thumb|Karaites searching for Aviv barley at Ain Mabua, Judean Hills, Israel on 21 March 2019]]
* Abib or Aviv may also be the same star as Spica, the ear of grain in the constellation Virgo/Virgin/Woman.
* "Aviv" in [[modern Hebrew]] accordingly also means [[Spring (season)|spring]], one of the four [[seasons]]. Thus the major modern [[Israel]]i city of [[Tel Aviv]] means "Spring Hill".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Society_%26_Culture/geo/tahist.html |title=From Spring Hill to Independence |access-date=2011-08-01 |archive-date=2016-04-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422022203/https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Society_%26_Culture/geo/tahist.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Since [[Passover]] is always celebrated on 15–21 (or 22 outside Israel) Nisan, near the beginning of spring, "Holiday of ''Aviv''". Pesach or Passover is always on the 14th of Nisan. The first day of Chag ha Matzot or the [[Feast of Unleavened Bread]] is always the day after that, the 15th of Nisan.<ref>Leviticus 23:5,6</ref> {{langx|he|חג האביב|translit=Chag Ha'Aviv}} is an additional name for [[Passover]].