Abib \A"bib\, n. [Heb. ab[=i]b, lit. an ear of corn. The month was so called from barley being at that time in ear.]

The first month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, corresponding nearly to our April. After the Babylonish captivity this month was called Nisan. --Kitto.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)