Hebrew Reference Aramaic Crops Climate Special days
Abib (barley, head) Exodus 23:15 Nisan[6] Barley harvest, lentils Latter rains 14 - Passover
15-21 - Unleavened bread
17 - Firstfruits
Zif I_Kings 6:1 Iyar, Iyyar General harvest Latter rains None
"Wheat harvest" Esther 8:9 Sivan Wheat harvest Dry 7 - Feast of Weeks (Pentecost)
(Not found) (Not attested) Tammuz Vine tending Dry None
(Not found) (Not attested) Av First grapes, figs, olives Dry None
Elul Nehemiah 6:15 Elul Grapes, dates Dry None
Eitanim or Tishrei I_Kings 8:2 Tishrei Vintage, plowing Dry to early rains 1 - Feast of Trumpets
10 - Atonement
15-21 - Feast of Tabernacles
Bul I_Kings 6:38 Marchesvan, Cheshvan Wheat, barley, seed sowing Early rains None
Chisleu or Kislev Zechariah 7:1 Kislev None Cool, rain 25 - Feast of Dedication begins[7]
Teveth Esther 2:16 (same) None Cold, rain 1-2 or 1-3 - Feast of Dedication ends
Shevat Zechariah 1:7 (same) Winter figs, citrus harvest Rain None
Adar (Iron, strength) Esther 3:7
Ezra 6:15
(same) Almonds blossom, flax harvest Rain 13 - Fast of Esther
14-15 - Purim