Bul

¹ American  

[bool] / bul /

noun

Chiefly Biblical.

1. a month equivalent to Cheshvan of the modern Jewish calendar.

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bul. ² American  

abbreviation

1. bulletin.

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Bul ¹ British  

/ buːl /

noun

1. the eighth month of the Old Hebrew calendar, corresponding to Heshvan of the Babylonian or post-exilic Jewish calendar: a period from mid-October to mid-November

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bul. ² British  

abbreviation

1. bulletin

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Etymology

Origin of Bul

From Hebrew, Canaanite Būl “growth, produce”

Example Sentences

A judge granted Bul Mabil’s emergency request to ensure that an independent medical examiner autopsied Mabil’s body before releasing the remains to Bowley and her family.

From Seattle Times

The discovery of Mabil’s body set off a legal dispute between Bowley and her brother-in-law, Bul Mabil.

From Seattle Times

Bul Mabil said he was surprised not to have received a call from Bowley the day his brother went missing, but Bowley said she called him the next day after an hours-long frantic search on March 25.

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In an interview, Bul Mabil said he raced to Jackson from his home in Houston on March 26 after hearing of his brother’s death from a family friend.

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“To get here was miraculous and then for Bul to get his brother here was even more miraculous,” Hines Mabus told the AP.

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