GREEK · G7604
ζίου
ziou — Zif
Zif
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Zif
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2099
זִו
ziv — Ziv
§ Zif = "brightness" name of the 2nd month of the year, corresponding to Apr-May
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Brightness; splendour; i.e., “the flower month,” mentioned only in 1 Kings 6:1, 37, as the “second month.” It was called Iyar by the later Jews. (See MONTH.)
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Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.