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the eighth month of the civil year in the Jewish calendar; the second month of the ecclesiastical year (in April and May).
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The second month of the Jewish calendar.
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Eighth Jewish month counting from Tishrei.
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Iyar (Hebrew: אִייָר or אִיָּר, Standard Iyyar Tiberian ; from Akkadian , meaning "Rosette; blossom") is the eighth month of the ecclesiastical year and the second month of the civil year on the Hebrew calendar. The name is Babylonian in origin. In the Bible it is called Ziv.
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