Elul

It is the culmination of a 40-day process that begins as the last month of the year, Elul, begins.
Celebrating An Open Jerusalem|Gil Troy|September 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In the month of Elul (September) he should arouse himself to a consciousness of the dread justice awaiting all mankind.
Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala|Various
A complete calendar for the intercalated month of Elul has been preserved.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria|Morris Jastrow
These were for the benefit of visiting students and met twice a year in the months of Adar and Elul.
A Thousand Years of Jewish History|Maurice H. (Maurice Henry) Harris

But the wall was finished the five and twentieth day of the month of Elul, in two and fifty days.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
For the remaining days of Elul, the ordinances have much the same character as those instanced.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria|Morris Jastrow

British Dictionary definitions for Elul

Elul

/ (ɛˈluːl) /

noun

(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

Word Origin for Elul

from Hebrew

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