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Adar
12th month of the Hebrew calendar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Adar (disambiguation).
Adar (Hebrew: אֲדָר, ʾĂdār; from Akkadian adaru) is the sixth month of the civil year and the twelfth month of the religious year on the Hebrew calendar, roughly corresponding to the month of March in the Gregorian calendar. It is a month of 29 days.
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Native name | אֲדָר (Hebrew) |
Calendar | Hebrew calendar |
Month number | 12 |
Number of days | 29 (30 Adar I and 29 Adar II in leap years) |
Season | Winter (Northern Hemisphere) |
Gregorian equivalent | February–March |
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