Elul

American  

[el-ool, e-lool, e-luhl] / ˈɛl ʊl, ɛˈlul, ˈɛ ləl /

noun

1. the twelfth month of the Jewish calendar.

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Elul British  

/ ɛˈluːl /

noun

1. (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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Etymology

Origin of Elul

First recorded in 1530–40; from Hebrew ĕlûl, from Akkadian elūlu

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Example Sentences

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Elul

“I switched,” said Yaacov ben Elul, pointing to the Tzohar certificate now on his wall and to the Palestinian cook working under it.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 19, 2021

Yaron went over to Hobeika and spoke with him quietly for five minutes, but Elul could not hear what was said.

From Time Magazine Archive

Elul, overheard a conversation on the Phalangists' radio.

From Time Magazine Archive

Babylon, the 29th day of Elul, the ninth year of Nabonidos, king of Babylon.”

From Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce

In Elul he shall enter, in Tirinu he shall leave.

From Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters by C. H. W. (Claude Hermann Walter) Johns

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