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

Example Sentences

“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

Elul, ē′lul, n. the 12th month of the Jewish civil year, and 6th of the ecclesiastical.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

The waters remain upon the surface of the land during the months of Elul and Tishri, and irrigate and fertilize it.

From The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela by Benjamin of Tudela