The Hebrew Month of
אָב
Month of the Father
“It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.”
— Lamentations 3:22
What Av Means
Av is the fifth month, and few months hold such depth of sorrow alongside such promise of comfort. Its story moves from grief to consolation: the Scriptures of Av remember great loss, yet insist that “it is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed” (Lamentations 3:22).
A bittersweet month — it holds the greatest mourning yet promises ultimate redemption.
The Signs of Av
Tribe
Simeon
Hebrew Letter
ט
Symbol
The Lion (Aryeh)
Element
Fire
Sense
Hearing
Season
Kayitz (Summer)
Every one of these sacred signs is inscribed on your Biblical Birthday certificate.
Feasts & the Jesus Timeline
The Ninth of Av (Tisha B’Av) is the great day of mourning — tradition remembers the destruction of both the First and Second Temples on this date. Yet only days later comes Tu B’Av, a day of love and rejoicing, as if to declare that mourning is never God’s final word.
Your place in the story
Born in Av, your birthday rests in the month where deepest grief gives way to comfort — a picture of the God who turns mourning into dancing and ruins into hope.
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