“Month” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(moon). Hebrew month lunar, from new moon to new moon (Num. 10:10; 28:11-14). Intercalary month every three years. Months named, but usually went by number (Gen. 7:11; 2 Kings 25:3). See month names in place.
“Moon” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(measurer). Conjointly with the sun, appointed for signs, seasons, days, months and years. Regulator of religious festivals (Gen. 1:14-18). Worship of, forbidden (Deut. 4:19). Used largely figuratively (Isa. 13:10; Matt. 24:29; Mark 13:24).
“Months” From Concise Bible Dictionary:
The months were reckoned by the Jews from the moon. From new moon to new moon is about 29.5 days, and to suit this period their months consisted alternately of 29 and 30 days; thus 12 months would amount to only 354 days; being 11.25 days short of a solar year. This reckoning would soon have thrown out some of their festivals because they were connected with the first-fruits of the barley and wheat harvest. Every three years a month had to be added, and this was called Ve-adar, the “added Adar.” There were two periods for the year to commence: one called the Civil year, and the other the Sacred. The Israelites were brought out of Egypt in the month Abib, and that was to be the beginning of the year to them (Ex. 12:2; Ex. 13:4). This agrees with the sacred order, and all through the Old Testament when the name of a month is given, its position in the year agrees with this arrangement (See 1 Kings 6:1; Esther 3:7,13; Esther 8:12; Esther 9:1; Zech. 1:7; Zech. 7:1). It is remarkable that the Jews now begin their year on the first day of Tisri (in September), which stands the first month of the civil year.
The months of Tammuz and Ab are not mentioned in scripture. The names in italics are used by Josephus and others. See SEASONS and YEAR.
Civil Year Sacred Year
7 1 Abib or Nisan. 30 days.
8 2 Zif or Iyar.29 days.
9 8 Sivan. 30 days.
10 4 Tammuz. 29 days.
11 6 Ab. 30 days.
12 6 Elul. 29 days.
1 7 Ethanim or Tisri.30 days.
2 8 Bul or Marchesvas.29 days.
3 9 Chisleu. 30 days.
4 10 Tebeth. 29 days.
5 11 Sebat. 30 days.
6 12 Adar. 29 days.
“Moon” From Concise Bible Dictionary:
At the creation the “lesser light” was to rule the night. Its brilliancy is seen much more in the east than in the west, and its light is more appreciated in the former, especially when the heat of the day necessitates traveling by night. The NEW MOON among the Israelites was a festival: it was watched for on the hills, and as soon as it was seen, it was ushered in by sound of trumpet (Num. 10:10; 1 Chron. 23:31; Psa. 81:3; Ezek. 45:17; Col. 2:16; compare 1 Sam. 20:5,18,24).
The Israelites were warned against worshipping the moon as well as the sun and stars (Deut. 4:19; Deut. 17:3; compare Job 31:26-28). Of Israel, in the time of Hoshea and of Manasseh it is said they worshipped “all the host of heaven” (2 Kings 17:16; 2 Kings 21:3,5). Jeremiah also states that in Judah and Jerusalem cakes were made to the QUEEN OF HEAVEN, which is commonly supposed to refer to the moon, worshipped as Astarte. Then when the residue of the people had gone into Egypt, they declared that in spite of the prophet’s warning they would burn incense to the Queen of Heaven, and pour out drink offerings unto her (Jer. 7:18; Jer. 44: 17-19,25).
There will be SIGNS IN THE MOON as well as in the sun when the time of God’s dire judgment has arrived (Joel 2:10, 31; Luke 21:25; Rev. 6:12). As a symbol the moon is used in prophecy to signify derivative authority, the sun being the supreme source of heavenly rule.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
from a unused root of uncertain signification; a lunation, i.e. month