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# elul

noun

«elul» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

In Nehemiah the wall of Jerusalem was finished on the 25th of Elul after fifty-two days.

**Interpretation.** Elul is the month of preparing for the High Holy Days, when Jews blow the shofar and ask forgiveness.

### Meaning

The sixth month of the Hebrew calendar, around August and September. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/elul/#m1)

### Examples

- So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days. (Writings NEH.6.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/elul/#x1)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «elul» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/elul/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«elul» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/elul.html) on Mova free.