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Iyar
or Iy·yar
[ ee-yahr, ee-yahr ]
Iyar
/ iˈjar /
noun
- (in the Jewish calendar) the second month of the year according to biblical reckoning and the eighth month of the civil year, usually falling within April and May
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Iyar1
First recorded in 1730–40; from Hebrew iyār, from Akkadian ayyaru
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Iyar1
from Hebrew
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Example Sentences
This spring the fifth day of Iyar — in the year 5778 — lines up with April 18.
From Los Angeles Times
According to the inscription, she died on the 7 of Iyar, 5591, following a calendar used by traditional Jews.
From Wall Street Journal
The second, Iyar, is sacred to Ea as the "lord of humanity."
From Project Gutenberg
Nisan, Iyar, and Sivan, his circuit is between the mountains, in order to dissolve the snow; in July, August, and September, i.e.,
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This event happened on the tenth day of Iyar in the year 66 C.E.
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