This is what the Hebrew word Nisan (ניסן) means.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Nisan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1החודש השביעי בלוח השנה העברי, בשנה המתחילה בחודש תשרי, כנהוג מימי בית שני, והחודש הראשון בשנה המתחילה בחודש ניסן, שהיה נהוג בימי בית ראשון. מגיע אחרי אדר, ולפני אייר. בחודש ניסן יש 30 ימים.
בַּחֹדֶשׁ הָרִאשׁוֹן, הוּא־חֹדֶשׁ נִיסָן, בִּשְׁנַת שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה, לַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ: הִפִּיל פּוּר הוּא הַגּוֹרָל לִפְנֵי הָמָן, מִיּוֹם לְיוֹם וּמֵחֹדֶשׁ לְחֹדֶשׁ שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂר־הוּא־חֹדֶשׁ אֲדָר
- 2שם פרטי לזכר
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nisan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נִיסָן
- Written without vowel points
- ניסן
- Said
- nisan
- Gematria
- 170
This is how Nisan is said in other languages.
- Arabic
- نيسان
These words mean nearly the same as Nisan.
- חדש האביב
- החודש הראשון
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Nisan.
The word Nisan is part of these phrases and sayings.
- תקופת ניסן
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Nisan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nisan.
What is a synonym for Nisan (ניסן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nisan (ניסן) are חדש האביב and החודש הראשון.
What rhymes with Nisan (ניסן)?
Words that rhyme with Nisan (ניסן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Nisan (ניסן) masculine or feminine?
The word Nisan (ניסן) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ניסן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.