| Month | Hebrew | English | Length | The Bible | Holidays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | נִיסָן | Nisan | 30 days | Called Abib(Exodus 13:4, 23:15, 34:18, Deut. 16:1) and Nisan (Esther 3:7) in the Tanakh. | פֶּסַח
Passover 15th-21st of Nisan |
| 2 | אִיָּר / אייר | Iyyar | 29 days | Called Ziv in 1 Kings 6:1, 1 Kings 6:37. | פסח שני
Pesach Sheni – 1 month after Passover ל״ג בעומר Lag B’Omer – 18th of Iyar |
| 3 | סִיוָן / סיוון | Sivan | 30 days | שבועות or חג שבעות
Shavuot – 6th of Sivan |
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| 4 | תַּמּוּז | Tammuz | 29 days | שבעה עשר בתמוז
Shiv’ah Asar b’Tammuz – 17th of Tammuz |
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| 5 | אָב | Av | 30 days | תשעה באבor ט׳ באב
Tisha B’Av – 9th of Av ט”ו באב Tu B’Av – 15th of Av |
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| 6 | אֱלוּל | Elul | 29 days | ||
| 7 | תִּשׁרִי | Tishrei | 30 days | Called Ethanim in 1 Kings 8:2.First month of civil year. | ראש השנה
Rosh Hashanah – 1st of Tishrei יוֹם כִּפּוּר or יום הכיפורים Yom Kippur – 10th of Tishrei סוכות or סֻכּוֹת Sukkot – 21st of Tishrei שמיני עצרת Shmini Atzeret – 22nd of Tishrei שִׂמְחַת תורָה Simchat Torah – 23rd of Tishrei |
| 8 | מַרְחֶשְׁוָן / מרחשוון | Marẖeshwan | 29 days
or 30 days |
Called Bul in 1 Kings 6:38. | |
| 9 | כִּסְלֵו | Kislev | 29 days
or 30 days |
חֲנֻכָּה
Hanukkah – 25th of Kislev-2nd of of Tevet |
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| 10 | טֵבֵת | Tebeth | 29 days | עשרה בטבת
Asarah BeTevet – 10h of Tevet |
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| 11 | שְׁבָט | Shevat | 30 days | ט״ו בשבט
Tu Bishvat – 15th of Shevat |
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| 12L | אֲדָר א׳ | Adar I | 30 days | Only in Leap years. | |
| 12 | אֲדָר / אֲדָר ב׳ | Adar / Adar II | 29 days | פּוּרִים
Purim – 14th of Adar |
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