"אלול" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [Aramaic]

Forms: אֱלוּל [canonical], ʾelul [romanization], ܐܝܠܘܠ [alternative]
Etymology: From Akkadian 𒌗𒆥 (ITI.KIN /⁠ulūlu, elūlu⁠/). Etymology templates: {{der|arc|akk|𒌗𒆥|tr=ITI.KIN|ts=ulūlu, elūlu}} Akkadian 𒌗𒆥 (ITI.KIN /⁠ulūlu, elūlu⁠/) Head templates: {{head|arc|proper noun|g=m|head=אֱלוּל|tr=ʾelul}} אֱלוּל • (ʾelul) m
  1. September
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  2. Elul
    Sense id: en-אלול-arc-name-cyaXc7-T Categories (other): Aramaic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Months Disambiguation of Aramaic entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Months: 0 100

Proper name [Hebrew]

Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-Uziel302-אלול.wav Forms: אֱלוּל [canonical], 'elúl [romanization]
Etymology: From Akkadian 𒌗𒆥 (ⁱᵗⁱeluli). Etymology templates: {{der|he|akk|𒌗𒆥|tr=ⁱᵗⁱeluli}} Akkadian 𒌗𒆥 (ⁱᵗⁱeluli) Head templates: {{he-proper noun|g=m|tr='elúl|wv=אֱלוּל}} אֱלוּל • ('elúl) m
  1. (Judaism) Elul (the twelfth month of the civil year and the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Av and before Tishrei) Tags: Judaism
    Sense id: en-אלול-he-name-hRi3AelY Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Hebrew calendar months, Judaism Related terms: תִּשְׁרֵי (tishréy), חֶשְׁוָן (kheshván), חשוון (kheshván), כִּסְלֵו (kislév), טֵבֵת (tévet), שְׁבָט (sh'vát), אֲדָר (adár), נִיסָן (nisán), אִיָּר (iyár), אייר (iyár), סִיוָן (siván), סיוון (siván), תַּמּוּז (tamúz), אָב (áv), אֱלוּל (elúl)

Noun [Yiddish]

IPA: /ˈɛləl/, /ˈɛlɪl/ (note: Some southern speakers) Forms: elel [romanization]
Etymology: From Hebrew אֱלוּל. Etymology templates: {{bor|yi|he|אֱלוּל}} Hebrew אֱלוּל Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=elel}} אלול • (elel) m, {{yi-noun|g=m|tr=elel}} אלול • (elel) m
  1. (Judaism) Elul (the twelfth month of the civil year and the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Av and before Tishrei) Tags: Judaism
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      "roman": "siván",
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      "roman": "tamúz",
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          "english": "So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days.",
          "ref": "Tanach, Nehemiah [[s:he:T35b06#ו_טו|6:15]], with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:",
          "roman": "va-tishlám ha-ḥomá b-'esrím va-ḥamishá le-Elúl la-ḥamishím u-shnáyim yom.",
          "text": "וַתִּשְׁלַם הַחוֹמָה בְּעֶשְׂרִים וַחֲמִשָּׁה לֶאֱלוּל לַחֲמִשִּׁים וּשְׁנַיִם יוֹם׃",
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          "english": "Rabbi Eleazar and Rabbi Shimon say: on the first of Nisan, the first of Sivan, and the twenty-ninth of Elul. Why did they say the twenty-ninth of Elul rather than the first of Tishri? Because the first of Tishri is a holiday, and one cannot tithe on a holiday, so they advanced it to the twenty-ninth of Elul.",
          "ref": "a. 217 C.E., Mishnah. Shekalim, section 3.1:",
          "roman": "Rabbí El'azár v-rabbí Shim'ón omrím, b-eḥad b-Nisán, b-eḥad b-Siván, b-'esrim v-tish'á be-Elul. Mipné má amrú b-'esrím v-tish'á be-Elúl v-lo amrú b-eḥád b-tishré? Mipné she-hú yom ṭov, v-i efshár l'asér b-yom ṭov. L'fikhákh hiqdimúhu l-'esrím v-tish'á be-Elúl.",
          "text": "רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר וְרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמְרִים, בְּאֶחָד בְּנִיסָן, בְּאֶחָד בְּסִיוָן, בְּעֶשְׂרִים וְתִשְׁעָה בֶּאֱלוּל. מִפְּנֵי מָה אָמְרוּ בְּעֶשְׂרִים וְתִשְׁעָה בֶּאֱלוּל, וְלֹא אָמְרוּ בְּאֶחָד בְּתִשְׁרֵי? מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהוּא יוֹם טוֹב, וְאִי אֶפְשָׁר לְעַשֵּׂר בְּיוֹם טוֹב. לְפִיכָךְ הִקְדִּימוּהוּ לְעֶשְׂרִים וְתִשְׁעָה בֶּאֱלוּל:",
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          "english": "Rabbi Meir says: the first of Elul is the yearly due date for the animal tithe. Ben Azzai says: the Elul-born are tithed separately.",
          "ref": "a. 425 C.E., Jerusalem Talmud. Shekalim, section 3.1:",
          "roman": "Rabbí Meír omér: b-eḥád be-Elúl rosh ha-shaná l-ma'sár b'hemá. Ben 'Azzái omér: ha-eluliyím mit'asrín bi-fney atsmán.",
          "text": "רַבִּי מֵאִיר אוֹמֵר: בְּאֶחָד בֶּאֱלוּל רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה לְמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה. בֶּן עַזַּיי אוֹמֵר: הָאֱלוּלִיִּים מִתְעַשְּׂרִין בִּפְנֵי עַצְמָן",
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          "ref": "a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud. Rosh Hashanah, 14b:",
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          "text": "מִימוֹת עֶזְרָא וְאֵילָךְ לֹא מָצִינוּ אֱלוּל מְעוּבָּר",
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      "roman": "tishre",
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      "roman": "teyves",
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      "roman": "shvat",
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      "roman": "oder",
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      "roman": "tamez",
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