Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elul

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
elul
IPA
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The twelfth month of the civil year and the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Av and before Tishrei.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Hebrew אֱלוּל (elúl), from Akkadian 𒌗𒆥 (ⁱᵗⁱeluli, “month of harvest”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: אֱלוּל, 𒌗𒆥

Synonyms

ellul

Questions

What does elul mean?
The twelfth month of the civil year and the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Av and before Tishrei.
Where does elul come from?
It is traced to Hebrew.

How to pronounce elul

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