Meaning of the name: standard; miracle. Related names are: Pur,
Ahasuerus,
Haman (and others ...)
. The translations of Nisan in 9 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Nissan in Portuguese to
Nissan in Portuguese!
And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence. (NEH 2:1)
In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar. (EST 3:7)