a.viv names a month associated with Israel's departure from Egypt and also occurs in grain and firstfruits contexts.

The dominant use names the month in which Israel came out from Egypt and in which Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread are observed. In two agricultural contexts, it occurs with barley described as being in the ear and with a firstfruits grain offering.

1. The month of departure and festival observance · dominant

   In Deuteronomy 16:1, the form occurs twice in the command to observe the month and make the Passover, while the APB renders that the LORD brought Israel out from Egypt in that month. Exodus 13:4 identifies the day of departure as being in this month; Exodus 23:15 and Exodus 34:18 place the Feast of Unleavened Bread at its appointed time and connect it with coming out of Egypt.

   Deuteronomy 16:1Exodus 13:4Exodus 23:15Exodus 34:18
2. Grain and firstfruits context · occasional

   In Exodus 9:31, the term occurs in the clause about barley, which the APB renders as being "in the ear" when the flax and barley were ruined. In Leviticus 2:14, it occurs in instructions for a firstfruits grain offering, rendered by the APB as "Abib roasted in fire" or crushed grain.

   Exodus 9:31Leviticus 2:14

In the Anselm Paraphrase: Across Deuteronomy 16:1, Exodus 13:4, Exodus 23:15, and Exodus 34:18, the APB presents the term as "the month of Abib." In Exodus 9:31 and Leviticus 2:14 it instead presents the surrounding agricultural clauses as barley "in the ear" and "Abib roasted in fire"; the paraphrase is not word-aligned.