Aviv

or A·bib

[ ah-veev ]

noun

1. Chiefly Biblical. a former name for Nisan, the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
2. the season of spring in the Jewish year.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Aviv¹

First recorded in 1525–35; from Hebrew āvīv, literally, “ear of barley”

Example Sentences

A prestigious prize awarded by Tel Aviv University in Israel has a new name.

From Science Magazine

The Raymond and Beverly Sackler International Prize in Biophysics, named after two members of a family now notorious for its role in the U.S. opioid epidemic, is now the Tel Aviv University International Prize in Biophysics.

From Science Magazine

Tel Aviv University, which historically had close ties to the Sackler family, took the Sackler name off its medical school for U.S. and Canadian students in 2022 and its medical faculty in 2023.

From Science Magazine

Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, forged landmark deals between Israel and some Arab states and tore up the international nuclear deal with Iran.

From Los Angeles Times

Maccabi Tel Aviv fans had arrived in the city for a Europa League match against Ajax and footage was widely shared the night before showing a group of fans climbing up a wall to tear down and burn a Palestinian flag.

From BBC