From an unused root (meaning to be tender); green, i.e. A young ear of grain; hence, the name of the month Abib or Nisan -- Abib, ear, green ears of corn (not maize).
Englishman's Concordance
1) fresh, young barley ears, barley 2) month of ear-forming, of greening of crop, of growing green Abib, month of exodus and passover (March or April) Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from an unused root (meaning to be tender) Same Word by TWOT Number: 1b
Brown-Driver-Briggs
אָבִיבnoun masculineLeviticus 2:14
collective (LagBN 207 Infinitive)
1fresh, young ears of barley Exodus 9:31; indefinite Leviticus 2:14קָלוּי בָּאֵשׁ׳מִנְחַת בִּכּוּרִים ליהוה א.
2חֹדֶשׁהָֽאָבִיב month of ear-forming, or of growing green, Abib, month of Exodus & passover, Exodus 13:4; Exodus 23:15; Exodus 34:18 (twice in verse) (JE), Deuteronomy 16:1 (twice in verse) (1st month=circa April=הָרִאשֹׁן, ׳הַחֹדֶשׁ הָר (q. v.) in P; see Di Exodus 12:2;=post-exilic נִיסָן q. v.)
Exodus 9:31 HEB:כִּ֤י הַשְּׂעֹרָה֙ אָבִ֔יב וְהַפִּשְׁתָּ֖ה גִּבְעֹֽל׃ NAS: for the barley was in the ear and the flax KJV: for the barley [was] in the ear, and the flax INT: for the barley the ear and the flax bud
Exodus 13:4 HEB:יֹצְאִ֑ים בְּחֹ֖דֶשׁ הָאָבִֽיב׃ NAS: in the month of Abib, you are about to go forth. KJV: came ye out in the month Abib. INT: to go the month of Abib
Exodus 23:15 HEB:לְמוֹעֵד֙ חֹ֣דֶשׁ הָֽאָבִ֔יב כִּי־ ב֖וֹ NAS: in the month Abib, for in it you came KJV: of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out INT: the appointed the month Abib for came
Exodus 34:18 HEB:לְמוֹעֵ֖ד חֹ֣דֶשׁ הָאָבִ֑יב כִּ֚י בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁ NAS: in the month of Abib, for in the month KJV: of the month Abib: for in the month INT: the appointed the month of Abib in the month
Exodus 34:18 HEB:כִּ֚י בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָֽאָבִ֔יב יָצָ֖אתָ מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ NAS: for in the month of Abib you came KJV: for in the month Abib thou camest out INT: in the month of Abib came of Egypt
Leviticus 2:14 HEB:בִּכּוּרִ֖ים לַיהוָ֑ה אָבִ֞יב קָל֤וּי בָּאֵשׁ֙ NAS: you shall bring fresh heads of grain roasted KJV: of thy firstfruits green ears of corn dried INT: of early to the LORD fresh roasted the fire
Deuteronomy 16:1 HEB:אֶת־ חֹ֣דֶשׁ הָאָבִ֔יב וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ פֶּ֔סַח NAS: the month of Abib and celebrate KJV: the month of Abib, and keep INT: Observe the month of Abib and celebrate the Passover
Deuteronomy 16:1 HEB:כִּ֞י בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָֽאָבִ֗יב הוֹצִ֨יאֲךָ֜ יְהוָ֧ה NAS: for in the month of Abib the LORD KJV: for in the month of Abib the LORD INT: in the month of Abib brought the LORD
