Elul

E·lul  (ll, -ll)

n.

The 12th month of the year in the Jewish calendar. See Table at calendar.

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[Hebrew 'lûl, from Akkadian ellu, a month name, probably from ellu, to become pure, become holy; see ll in Semitic roots.]

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Elul [ɛˈluːl]

n

(Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) (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

[from Hebrew]

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Elul - the twelfth month of the civil year; the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in August and September) Ellul Hebrew calendar, Jewish calendar - (Judaism) the calendar used by the Jews; dates from 3761 BC (the assumed date of the Creation of the world); a lunar year of 354 days is adjusted to the solar year by periodic leap years Jewish calendar month - a month in the Jewish calendar