HebrewH2099Noun

זִו

ziv

2Occurrences
H2099Strong's #
NounPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Ziv (corresponding to Ijar or May)

probably from an unused root meaning to be prominent; properly, brightness (compare H2122 (זִיו)), i.e. (figuratively) the month of flowers;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
§ Zif = "brightness" name of the 2nd month of the year, corresponding to Apr-May

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun

Morphology Code

N:N-M-T

Full Description

N:N-M-T

Occurrences

זִו appears 2 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Kings
2

Key Passages

1 Kings 6:1BSB

In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites had come out of the land of Egypt, in the month of Ziv, the second month of the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, he began to build the house of the LORD.

1 Kings 6:37BSB

The foundation of the house of the LORD was laid in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign, in the month of Ziv.

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