Ab
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AB [Heb ˒āb (אָב)]. The fifth month of the Hebrew calendar, roughly corresponding to July and August. See CALENDAR.
Freedman, D. N. (1996, c1992). The Anchor Bible Dictionary (1:6). New York: Doubleday.
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AB* Month in the Hebrew calendar, about mid-July to mid-August. See Calendars, Ancient and Modern.
Elwell, W. A., & Comfort, P. W. (2001). Tyndale Bible dictionary. Tyndale reference library (2). Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale House Publishers.
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AB (āb). Babylonian name of the fifth ecclesiastical and the eleventh civil month of the Jewish year. It was introduced after the Babylonian captivity, and is not mentioned in Scripture, in which it is known as the fifth month (Num. 33:38), i.e., July-August.
AB (āb; “father”). The first member of several Hebrew compound names, e.g., Absalom.
Unger, M. F., Harrison, R. K., Vos, H. F., Barber, C. J., & Unger, M. F. (1988). The new Unger's Bible dictionary. Revision of: Unger's Bible dictionary. 3rd ed. c1966. (Rev. and updated ed.). Chicago: Moody Press.
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Ab (ahb; from Akkadian abu), the fifth month in the Jewish sacred calendar equivalent to the eleventh month in the Jewish civil calendar. It is usually parts of July and August. See also Time.
Achtemeier, P. J., Harper & Row, P., & Society of Biblical Literature. (1985). Harper's Bible dictionary. Includes index. (1st ed.) (3). San Francisco: Harper & Row.
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Ab (Heb. ˒aḇ)
The fifth month of the Hebrew sacred calendar (July/Aug.); this postexilic name was borrowed by the Jews from the Babylonian Abu. In this month the grapes and figs are harvested and on the seventh day a great fast commemorates the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar (587/586 b.c.e.).
Freedman, D. N., Myers, A. C., & Beck, A. B. (2000). Eerdmans dictionary of the Bible (2). Grand Rapids, Mich.: W.B. Eerdmans "This outstanding source is the place to find definitions, personal names and their derivation, places, and concepts from the Bible. Six hundred leading scholars from a wide spectrum of theological perspectives have come together to provide almost 5,000 articles that reflect current biblical scholarship, archaeological discoveries, trends, and issues. A must for every library."--"Outstanding Reference Sources," American Libraries, May 2002.
