hebrew #2099 - זִו Ziv (the second month of the Jewish calendar)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Zif Probably from an unused root meaning to be prominent; properly, brightness (compare ziyv), i.e. (figuratively) the month of flowers; Ziv (corresponding to Ijar or May) -- Zif. see HEBREW ziyv Englishman's Concordance Zif=“brightness” 1) name of the 2nd month of the year, corresponding to April-May Part of Speech: noun proper masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: probably from an unused root meaning to be prominent Same Word by TWOT Number: 533 Brown-Driver-Briggsזִר apparently proper name of 2nd month,=approximately April-May, named as month of beginning the temple building; בְּחֹדֶשׁ זִו הוּא הַחֹדֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִי1 Kings 6:1=בְּיֶרַח זִ֑ו1 Kings 6:37; ᵐ5 B 1 Kings 6:1 has simply ἐν μηνὶ τῷ δευτέρῳ, 1 Kings 6:37 (in ᵐ51 Kings 6:4) ἐν μηνὶ Νεισῷ καὶ τῷ δευτέρῳ μηνίᵐ5 Manuscripts ἐν μηνὶ Ζιου μηνὶ τῷ δευτέρῳ; ᵐ5L (only 1 Kings 6:37) ἐν δευτέρῳ μηνί, ἐν μηνὶ Ζιου; — (si vera lectio compare perhaps Aramaic זִיו  brightness, freshness, so Biblical Aramaic Daniel 2:31 +; compare ᵑ7יֶרַח זִיו נִיצָנַיָּאmonth of brightness of flowers; Assyrian zîmu (zîvu), DlPr 152 f. compare NöZMG 1886, 732; Thes and others derive זִו, זִיו (=זְהִיו) from זהה in sense be bright, splendid, etc., compare Arabic  increase, thrive (of seed-produce),  a beautiful and bright, or fresh, plant; Aramaic זְהָא, adjective זָהוֺהָאhaughty, proud;  glory, boast, be magnificent; yet compare Ol§ 174 near the end) זוֺ, זוּ. Englishman's Concordance (References)Strong's Hebrew: 2099. זִו (Ziv) — 2 Occurrences1 Kings 6:1 1 Kings 6:37 |