Iyar - Definition and Overview

Iyar (Standard Hebrew אִייָּר Iyyar, Tiberian Hebrew אִיָּר ʾIyyār: from Akkadian ayyaru "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 Zif. It is a spring month of 29 days.

Holidays in Iyar

• Yom Hazikaron (Hebrew: Memorial Day)- Iyar 4
• Yom Ha'atzma'ut (Hebrew: Independence Day) - Iyar 5
• Yom Yerushalayim (Hebrew: Jerusalem Day) - Iyar 28

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