Meanings
- JudaismThe twelfth month of the civil year and the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Av and before Tishrei.
“Twenty-three years ago,” the rebbe says without hesitation. “On the twentieth of Elul. No one in this house has spoken to or seen him since then.”
2007, Michael Chabon, The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, 4th Estate (2010), page 142
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe twelfth month of the civil year; the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in August and September)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Akkadian𒌗𒆥“month of harvest”
- Hebrewאֱלוּל
- EnglishElul
From Hebrew אֱלוּל (elúl), from Akkadian 𒌗𒆥 (ⁱᵗⁱeluli, “month of harvest”).
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Arabic أيلول
- أيلولtwelfth month in civil year in the Jewish calendar
Hebrew אֱלוּל
- אֱלוּל (elúl)twelfth month in civil year in the Jewish calendar
Indonesian Elul
- Elultwelfth month in civil year in the Jewish calendar
Russian Элул
- Элул (Elul)twelfth month in civil year in the Jewish calendar
Swedish elul
- elultwelfth month in civil year in the Jewish calendar
Yiddish אלול
- אלול (elel)twelfth month in civil year in the Jewish calendar
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Cite this entry
Elul. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elul
“Elul.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elul. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Elul,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elul.
Source: Elul on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.