Introduction to The Hebraic biography of Y'shua

Arm. - Armoric, Corn. - Cornish, Eng. - English, Fr. - French, Ir. - Irish, Hiberno-Celtic and Gaelic, It. - Italian
L. - Latin, Port. - Portuguese, Russ. - Russian, Sax. - Saxon or Anglo-Saxon, Sp. - Spanish, W. - Welsh.

The information in the "Origins of Name" column comes from Noah Webster's original 1828 American
Dictionary of the English Language.

Month

Name of

God or

Personality

Origins of Name

January

Roman god

Janus

Ir. gionbhar or gionvar; Russ. genvar; Fr. janvier; It. gennaio; Sp. enero;

Port. janeiro; L. januarius. It is evident from the Irish and Russian words, that

the first syllable of January is from the root of L. geno, to beget, Eng. to

begin, Sax. aginnan. Var is said to signify a revolution. January then signifies

the beginning, or first month. Janus is probably from the same root. The first

month of the year, according to the present computation. At the foundation

of Rome, March was considered the first month. January and February were

introduced by Numa Pompilius.

February

L. Februarius; Fr. Fevrier; It. Febbraio; Sp. Febrero; Arm. Fevrer; Port.

Fevereiro; Ir. Feabhra; Russ. Phebral. The Latin word is said to be named

from februo, to purify by sacrifice, and thus to signify the month of

purification; as the people were, in this month, purified by sacrifices and

oblations. The word februo is said to be a Sabine word, connected with

ferveo, ferbeo, to boil, as boiling was used in purifications.

This practice bears a resemblance to that of making atonement among the

Jews; but the connection between ferveo and February is doubtful.

The name of the second month of the year.

March

Roman god

Mars

L. Mars, the god of war. The third month of the year.

April

L. aprilis; Fr. avril; Sp. abril; Ir. abrail; Corn. ebril; W. ebrill.

The fourth month of the year.

May

Greek

goddess

Maia

L. Maius; Fr. Mai; It. Maggio; Sp. Mayo. The fifth month of the year,

beginning with January, but the third beginning with March, as was the

ancient practice of the Romans.

June

Roman god

Juno

L. junius; Fr. juin; It. giugno; Sp. junio. The sixth month of the year, when the

sun enters the sign Cancer.

July

Roman

emperor

Julius

Caesar

The seventh month of the year, during which the sun enters the sign Leo. It

is so called from Julius, the surname of Caius Cesar, who was born in this

month. Before that time, this month was called Quintilis, or the fifth month,

according to the old Roman calendar, in which March was the first month of

the year.

August

Roman

emperor

Augustus

Caesar

L. augustus. The first sylable of this word is probably from the root of augeo,

or of awe. The eighth month of the year, containing thirty-one days. The old

Roman name was Sextilis, the sixth month from March, the month in which

the primitive Romans, as well as Jews, began the year. The name was

changed to August in honor of the Emperor Octavius Augustus, on account

of his victories, and his entering on his first consulate in that month.

September

L. from septem, seven; Fr. septembre; It. settembre; Sp. septiembre.

The seventh month from March, which was formerly the first month of the

year. September is now the ninth month of the year.

October

L. from octo, eighth; the eighth month of the primitive Roman year which

began in March. The tenth month of the year in our calendar, which follows

that of Numa and Julius Cesar.

November

L. from novem, nine; the ninth month, according to the ancient Roman year,

beginning in March. The eleventh month of the year.

December

L. december, from decem, ten; this being the tenth month among the early

Romans, who began the year in March. The last month in the year, in which

the sun enters the tropic of Capricorn, and makes the winter solstice.

What is a Hebrew year and when does it start?

A year in the sacred calendar begins in Israel's spring (March/April in the Northern Hemisphere) and is the
time between one spring season and the next. When the sacred calendar is printed in advance, the new