Bul

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noun Chiefly Biblical.

a month equivalent to Heshvan of the modern Jewish calendar. 1 Kings 6:38.

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Origin of Bul

From Hebrew, Canaanite Būl “growth, produce”

Other definitions for Bul (2 of 2)

bul.

abbreviation

bulletin.

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How to use Bul in a sentence

Quelques rflexions au sujet de la tribu des Calliphorin Bul.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley
The Red-shafted Flicker (Colaptes cafer) is called mun-chis-bul.
California Athabascan Groups|Martin A. Baumhoff
Thus dealt he with all of us till the blood came; and Suruj Bul, more eager than the others, took out much hair.
Soldiers Three|Rudyard Kipling
"Ef that 'rousts ther gal, she's li'bul ter be arter us in a hurry," one of the men observed.
Frank Merriwell Down South|Burt L. Standish

Ebullient, e-bul′yent, adj. boiling up or over: agitated: enthusiastic.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Bul (1 of 2)

Bul

/ (buːl) /

noun

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

Word Origin for Bul

from Hebrew būl, of Canaanite origin

British Dictionary definitions for Bul (2 of 2)

bul.

abbreviation for

bulletin

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