Elul

[ el-ool; Sephardic Hebrew e-lool; Ashkenazic Hebrew e-luhl ]

noun

1. the twelfth month of the Jewish calendar.

Elul

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Elul¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Elul¹

from Hebrew

Example Sentences

It is the culmination of a 40-day process that begins as the last month of the year, Elul, begins.

From The Daily Beast

In the month of Elul (September) he should arouse himself to a consciousness of the dread justice awaiting all mankind.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

These were for the benefit of visiting students and met twice a year in the months of Adar and Elul.

From Project Gutenberg

But the wall was finished the five and twentieth day of the month of Elul, in two and fifty days.

From Project Gutenberg

For the remaining days of Elul, the ordinances have much the same character as those instanced.

From Project Gutenberg