The 12th month on the Hebrew (God’s) calendar is called Adar.

The meaning of the word Adar:

The word Adar is cognate to the Hebrew word “adir”, meaning “strength”.

Adar is the month of good fortune for the Jewish people, good fortune whch comes via the receiving of God’s education or teachings. 

“Adar” means “exalted”, “praised”, “power”, and “strength”. where it says: “the Lord is (Adir) mighty on High”.

Zodaic sign of Adar:

The zodiac sign of this month is called “Pisces“.

This opinion states that just as we decrease our joy because we are separated from the Shekinah (God’s presence) in the month of Av, so too in Adar we rejoice because the whole month is a time when the Shekina (God’s presence) is close to us.

When God commanded Moses to construct the tabernacle, He made the following request: make for Me a small chamber (called Mishkan in Hebrew) so that I may live (dwell in your midst).

1 Corinthians 6:19 says;

do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?

Adar is a month of learning:

It is said that the word “v’edor” (“and I will dwell” in Hebrew) is related to the word “adar” – the very name of this month implies that it is a time when the Shekinah (God’s presence which educates the human conscious) dwells among us -“v’edor beineichem”.

Adar is a month of learning and submitting to God’s presence.

Adar stands for Educational system.

Another opinion states that the word “Adar” means “beauty”, as in the beauty of the season contained in Adar, beginning of Spring.

This month of Adar falls around the February or March.