Abib / Aviv
Now the flax and the barley were struck down, for the barley was in the ear and the flax was in bud
Exodus 9:31
Exodus 9
:29 “so that you know that the earth belongs to YHVH”
:31-32 for the barley was in the head/ear(AVIV H24 – ‘āḇîḇ) the flax was in bud. But the wheat and the spelt were not smitten, for they were late crops.
AVIV or ABIB are Hebrew agriculture terms. Modern Hebrew uses Aviv as a word for “Spring” or the new Year (Hebrew 1st) months’ name. But as the Israelites exit Egypt – this is the marking of a new beginning for them. YHVH marks this as the New Year – which we will see later in the Scripture.