Elul

[ el-oo l; Sephardic Hebrew e-lool; Ashkenazic Hebrew e-luh l ]

/ ˈɛl ʊl; Sephardic Hebrew ɛˈlul; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈɛ ləl /

noun

the twelfth month of the Jewish calendar.

Compare Jewish calendar.

Origin of Elul

From the Hebrew word ĕlūl

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Examples from the Web for 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
The choice of two other months immediately following Nisan and Elul cannot be accidental.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria|Morris 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 People|Anonymous

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
A complete calendar for the intercalated month of Elul has been preserved.
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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