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Ziv <a href="../hebrew/2100.htm" title="2100">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Ziv: Ziv</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">זִו</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Ziv<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>zeev<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(zeev')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Ziv<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Ziv<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from a root word meaning "brightness" or "splendor."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for the Hebrew month of Ziv, as the Greek calendar system differed from the Hebrew one. However, the concept of time and seasons is addressed in various Greek terms related to months and festivals.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Ziv is the name of the second month in the ancient Hebrew calendar, corresponding to the modern months of April and May. It is associated with the spring season, a time of renewal and growth, reflecting its meaning of "brightness" or "splendor."<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, the month of Ziv was significant for agricultural activities, as it marked the time of the barley harvest and the beginning of the wheat harvest. It was also a period of religious observance, as the Israelites celebrated Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the preceding month of Nisan, leading into the month of Ziv. The name "Ziv" itself reflects the natural beauty and renewal of the land during this time.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain derivation<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>the second month of the Jewish calendar<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Ziv (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">זִר</font> apparently <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name</b></font> of 2nd month, = approximately April-May, named as month of beginning the temple building; <font class="hebrew2">בְּחֹדֶשׁ זִו הוּא הַחֹדֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִי</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/6-1.htm">1 Kings 6:1</a> = <font class="hebrew2">בְּיֶרַח זִ֑ו</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/6-37.htm">1 Kings 6:37</a>; <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> B <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/6-1.htm">1 Kings 6:1</a> has simply <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">ἐν μηνὶ τῷ δευτέρῳ</font>, <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/6-37.htm">1 Kings 6:37</a> (in <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/6-4.htm">1 Kings 6:4</a>) <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">ἐν μηνὶ Νεισῷ καὶ τῷ δευτέρῳ μηνί</font> <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> Manuscripts <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">ἐν μηνὶ Ζιου μηνὶ τῷ δευτέρῳ</font>; <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font><sup>L</sup> (only <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/6-37.htm">1 Kings 6:37</a>) <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">ἐν δευτέρῳ μηνί</font>, <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">ἐν μηνὶ Ζιου</font>; — (si vera lectio compare perhaps Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">זִיו</font> <img src="/bdbgif/bdb026405.gif"> <em>brightness, freshness</em>, so Biblical Aramaic <a href="/interlinear/daniel/2-31.htm">Daniel 2:31</a> +; compare <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ7</font> <font class="hebrew2">יֶרַח זִיו נִיצָנַיָּא</font> <em>month of brightness of flowers</em>; Assyrian <i><em>zîmu</em></i> (<em>zîvu</em>), Dl<sup>Pr 152 f.</sup> compare Nö<sup>ZMG 1886, 732</sup>; Thes and others derive <font class="hebrew2">זִו</font>, <font class="hebrew2">זִיו</font> ( = <font class="hebrew2">זְהִיו</font>) from <font class="hebrew2">זהה</font> in sense <em>be bright, splendid</em>, etc., compare Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb026406.gif"> <em>increase, thrive</em> (of seed-produce), <img src="/bdbgif/bdb026407.gif"> <em>a beautiful and bright</em>, or <em>fresh</em>, plant; Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">זְהָא</font>, adjective <font class="hebrew2">זָהוֺהָא</font> <em>haughty, proud</em>; <img src="/bdbgif/bdb026408.gif"> <em>glory, boast, be magnificent</em>; yet compare Ol<sup>§ 174 near the end</sup>) <p><font class="hebrew2">זוֺ</font>, <font class="hebrew2">זוּ</font>.<br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Zif <p>Probably from an unused root meaning to be prominent; properly, brightness (compare <a href="/hebrew/2122.htm">ziyv</a>), i.e. (figuratively) the month of flowers; Ziv (corresponding to Ijar or May) -- Zif. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2122.htm">ziyv</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>זִ֗ו זִֽו׃ זו זו׃ Ziv ziw<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/1_kings/6-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 6:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הָרְבִיעִ֜ית בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁ <b> זִ֗ו </b> ה֚וּא הַחֹ֣דֶשׁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in the month <span class="itali">of Ziv</span> which<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in the month <span class="itali">Zif,</span> which [is] the second<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/6-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the fourth the month <span class="itali">of Ziv</span> which month<p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/6-37.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 6:37</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְהוָ֑ה בְּיֶ֖רַח <b> זִֽו׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> was laid, in the month <span class="itali">of Ziv.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> laid, in the month <span class="itali">Zif:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/6-37.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the LORD the month <span class="itali">of Ziv</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2099.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2099.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2099<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/ziv_2099.htm">ziw — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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