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Nave Topical Bible
• Ataroth-Adar
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Dictionaries
American Tract Society
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Chabad Knowledge Base
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Adar
Fausset Bible Dictionary
• Adar (2)
• Adar (1)
Holman Bible Dictionary
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Hitchcock Bible Names
• Adar
Hastings' BibleDictionary
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King James Dictionary
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Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Adar (2)
• Adar
Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary
• Adar
People's Bible Dictionary
• Adar
Smith Bible Dictionary
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Webster Dictionary
• Adar
Watson's Theological Dictionary
• Adar
Encyclopedias
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Adar (1)
• Adar (2)
Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia
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McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
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• Ataroth-Adar, Ataroth-Addar
The Catholic Encyclopedia
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The Jewish Encyclopedia
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• Adar Sheni (Weadar)
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• אֲדָר
• אֲדָר
• אַדָּר , אַדָּר

The twelfth month of the Hebrew ecclesiastical year, and the sixth of the civil year. In this month occurred the celebrated feast of Purim. It nearly answers to our March. As the lunar year, which the Jews follow, is shorter than the solar year by eleven days, which after three years by eleven days, which, after three years, make about a month, they then insert a thirteenth month, which they call Ve- Adar, or a second Adar. See MONTH .