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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 →

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 →

Note

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

On Mova

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