אֱלוּל

elul

pronounced e-LOOL

The month before Rosh HaShanah, observed in later Jewish practice as a season of preparation and return

In Scripture World English Bible

So the wall was finished in the twenty-fifth day of Elul, in fifty-two days.

Nehemiah 6:15 One of the biblical occurrences of the month's later name

I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine. He browses among the lilies,

Song of Solomon 6:3 Traditional background — later Jewish interpretation reads the Hebrew initials of this line as ELUL, giving the month a language of renewed belonging.

Nearby words

dodדּוֹד el elyonאֵל עֶלְיוֹן eloheinu melech haolamאֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם emunahאֱמוּנָה eshet chailאֵשֶׁת חַיִל gmar chatimah tovahגְּמַר חֲתִימָה טוֹבָה

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Hebrew words

דוד dod Beloved — the lover of Song of Songs
אל עליון el elyon “God Most High” — the name Melchizedek spoke…
אלול elul The month before Rosh HaShanah, observed in…
אלהינו מלך העולם eloheinu melech haolam “Our God, King of the universe” — the words…
אמונה emunah Faith that acts — faithfulness, steadiness

‹ Hebrew words

אֱלוּל elul e-LOOL

The month before Rosh HaShanah, observed in later Jewish practice as a season of preparation and return

So the wall was finished in the twenty-fifth day of Elul, in fifty-two days.

Nehemiah 6:15

I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine. He browses among the lilies,

Song of Solomon 6:3