Iyar is the eight month of the Hebrew year (or the second month when counting from Nissan). Like all Hebrew months, the name Iyar is of Babylonian origin, corresponding to the constellation of the Ox (Taurus), visible in the night sky during this lunar month. Iyar usually overlaps the solar months of April and May.
Iyar’s original name is Ziv, which can be translated as “shine,” “radiance,” or “glow,” as seen in the Bible:
“In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites left the land of Egypt, in the month of Ziv—that is, the second month.” (I Kings, 6:1)
Issachar was a scholar, dedicated to study and education. Scholarship is important not only for the scholar, but for everyone as the scholar is able to provide others with direction and clarity. While he sat and studied, he was supported by his brother Zebulon.
Iyar’s stone in the High Priest’s breastplate is the Sappir (Sapphire)
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