Difference between revisions of "Adar"

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The name of a month in the Jewish calendar.  It is also the month that is doubled (Adar 1 and Adar 2) during leap years. Roughly corresponds to late winter.
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* '''Adar:''' the 6th month of the Jewish religious calendar and the 12th month of the Jewish civil calendar; it corresponds roughly to February-March in the Gregorian calendar; it is also the month that is doubled (Adar I and Adar II) during leap years → rains begin in Adar
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** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adar_I Wikipedia]
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* '''Adar''' → [[Howth|Éadair]] (''Irish'') → [[Howth]]
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* '''Adar''' → Edar
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** '''Genesis 35:21:''' "And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar".
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** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edar Wikipedia]
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* '''soubadar:''' (''Anglo-Indian'') a local commandant or chief officer → [[HCE]]
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[[Category: Hebrew phrases]]
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[[Category: Irish phrases]]

Latest revision as of 07:39, 9 June 2008

  • Adar: the 6th month of the Jewish religious calendar and the 12th month of the Jewish civil calendar; it corresponds roughly to February-March in the Gregorian calendar; it is also the month that is doubled (Adar I and Adar II) during leap years → rains begin in Adar
  • Adar → Edar
    • Genesis 35:21: "And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar".
    • Wikipedia
  • soubadar: (Anglo-Indian) a local commandant or chief officer → HCE