Ancient Hebrew Months
These are the Ancient Hebrew Months that our ancestors observed. Here at RBM, our ministry observes the Shabbats and Feast Days based on this calendar, which is controlled by the phases of the Chodesh, or Moon.
Ancient Hebrew [Modern Hebrew]
1st Month
Hebrew Numeric: El [Aleph]
Name: Abib or Nisan
Scripture: Exodus 13:4 Deut. 16:1 Ester 3:7
Meaning: “ears of barley” “redemption” “their flight”
2nd Month
Hebrew Numeric: Bet [Beyt]
Name: Zif or Ziv
Scripture: I Kings 6:1
Meaning: “brightness, comeliness”
3rd Month
Hebrew Numeric: Gam [Gimal]
Name: Shelosh
Scripture: Esther 8:9
Meaning: “the third month” “bush”
4th Month
Hebrew Numeric: Dal [Dalet]
Name: Arba
Scripture: II Kings 25:3
Meaning: “fourth month” Tammuz as some name this month, is a Phoenician deity that we don’t acknowledge
5th Month
Hebrew Numeric: Hey [Hey]
Name: Av
Scripture: Numbers 33:38
Meaning: “fifth month”
6th Month
Hebrew Numeric: Waw [Vav]
Name: Elul
Scripture: Nehemiah 6:15
Meaning: “to search”
7th Month
Hebrew Numeric: Zan [Zayin]
Name: Ethanim or Tishri
Scripture: I Kings 8:2
Meaning: “enduring”
8th Month
Hebrew Numeric: Hhet[Chet]
Name: Bul
Scripture: I Kings 6:38
Meaning: “increase”
9th Month
Hebrew Numeric: Tet [Tet]
Name: Kislev
Scripture: Jeremiah 36
Meaning: “ His confidence”
10th Month
Hebrew Numeric: Yad [Yud]
Name: Tebeth or Tebet
Scripture: Ester 2:16
Meaning: “goodness”
11th Month
Hebrew Numeric: El Yad
[Aleph Yud]
Name: Sebat or Shevat
Scripture: Zechariah 1:17
Meaning: “A rod”
12th Month
Hebrew Numeric: Bet Yad
[Bety Yud]
Name: Adar
Scripture: Esther 3:7
Meaning: “glorious”