Elul
[el-oo l; Sephardic Hebrew e-lool; Ashkenazic Hebrew e-luh l]
- the twelfth month of the Jewish calendar.
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Origin of Elul
From the Hebrew word ĕlūl
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Contemporary Examples
It is the culmination of a 40-day process that begins as the last month of the year, Elul, begins.
Historical Examples
For the 1st day of Elul the second, sacred to Anu and Bel, a favorable day.
The Religion of Babylonia and AssyriaMorris Jastrow
The festivals in Nisan and Elul are distinctly of a solar character.
The Religion of Babylonia and AssyriaMorris Jastrow
So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days.
The Bible for Young PeopleAnonymous
The waters remain upon the surface of the land during the months of Elul and Tishri, and irrigate and fertilize it.
The Itinerary of Benjamin of TudelaBenjamin of Tudela
For the remaining days of Elul, the ordinances have much the same character as those instanced.
The Religion of Babylonia and AssyriaMorris Jastrow
Elul
- (in the Jewish calendar) the sixth month of the year according to biblical reckoning and the twelfth month of the civil year, usually falling within August and September
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Word Origin
from Hebrew
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