"Elul" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Hebrew אֱלוּל (elúl), from Akkadian 𒌗𒆥 (ⁱᵗⁱeluli, “month of harvest”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|he|אֱלוּל|tr=elúl}} Hebrew אֱלוּל (elúl), {{der|en|akk|𒌗𒆥|t=month of harvest|tr=ⁱᵗⁱeluli}} Akkadian 𒌗𒆥 (ⁱᵗⁱeluli, “month of harvest”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Elul
  1. (Judaism) The twelfth month of the civil year and the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Av and before Tishrei. Wikidata QID: Q217168 Wikipedia link: Elul Tags: Judaism Categories (topical): Judaism Translations (twelfth month in civil year in the Jewish calendar): أيلول (Arabic), אֱלוּל (elúl) [masculine] (Hebrew), elul (Swedish), אלול (elel) [masculine] (Yiddish)
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