Elul

E·lul

 (ĕl′o͝ol, ĕ-lo͞ol′)

n.

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

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[Hebrew 'ĕlûl, from Akkadian elūlu, a month name, probably from elēlu, to become pure, become holy; see ḥll in Semitic roots.]

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Elul

(ɛˈluːl)

n

(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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E•lul

(ˈɛl ʊl)

n.

the twelfth month of the Jewish calendar.

[< Hebrew ĕlūl]

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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

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