Get to know Elul better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like ellul.
Elul meaning
The twelfth month of the civil year and the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Av and before Tishrei.
Synonyms of Elul
Using Elul
- The main meaning on this page is: The twelfth month of the civil year and the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, after Av and before Tishrei.
- Useful related words include: ellul, jewish calendar month.
- In the example corpus, elul often appears in combinations such as: of elul, elul the, elul is.
Context around Elul
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Elul
- In this selection, "elul" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, finally and lies stand out and add context to how "elul" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 4th of elul the date and 7th of elul the day. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "elul" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with elul
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Sephardi Jews add these prayers each weekday during Elul. (9 words)
Enlist today and let this Elul be the season you reach greater heights. (13 words)
Elul is here, and we all need to work on our biggest problems. (13 words)
This indicates that, by the time of the redaction of the Jerusalem Talmud (c. 400 CE), there were a fixed number of days in all months from Adar to Elul, also implying that the extra month was already a second Adar added before the regular Adar. (46 words)
The Askenazic view based upon the view of Rav Hai Gaon( cited in the Rosh on Rosh Hashana 40a) is that the Avodah of Elul lies in preparing for Teshuvah, because Teshuvah is often unsuccessful if one does not prepare for it. (42 words)
In commemoration, the Jews of Tiberias declared two local Purims: on the 4th of Elul, the date the siege was raised, and on the 7th of Elul, the day the news broke of the Pasha’s death. (37 words)
Example sentences (14)
In commemoration, the Jews of Tiberias declared two local Purims: on the 4th of Elul, the date the siege was raised, and on the 7th of Elul, the day the news broke of the Pasha’s death.
Enlist today and let this Elul be the season you reach greater heights.
I was in Bnei Brak on the Sunday before, on Elul, at the old Zichron Meir cemetery where my uncle, aunt, and beloved cousin are buried.
In Elul the Boro Park Center held weekly lectures every Sunday that uplifted all the residents.
The Askenazic view based upon the view of Rav Hai Gaon( cited in the Rosh on Rosh Hashana 40a) is that the Avodah of Elul lies in preparing for Teshuvah, because Teshuvah is often unsuccessful if one does not prepare for it.
Elul is here, and we all need to work on our biggest problems.
Given the special circumstances — the coinciding of the elections with the month of Elul — I’m willing to bet they could win as many as nine Knesset seats.
In mid-September, Beimel and Keshira haLev Fife, a visiting kohenet from Pittsburgh, conducted a ceremony at the Jewish Community Center to mark the full moon of the Hebrew month of Elul.
The cave is also fully open during the intermediate days of the Passover and Sukkot holidays, the eve of the first day of the Jewish month of Elul and from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur.
As we enter the final days of the month of Elul on the Jewish calendar, the Jewish tradition calls for the month leading into Rosh Hashanah to be one of introspection and reflection.
Finally, Elul is the same initial letters of the phrase “each person (shall give) to his fellow, and gifts to the poor” (Esther 9:22) — an obvious reference to tzedakah (charitable acts).
In practice, the Sanhedrin had the discretion to arrange the month proclamations so that Elul would almost never be extended to 30 days.
Sephardi Jews add these prayers each weekday during Elul.
This indicates that, by the time of the redaction of the Jerusalem Talmud (c. 400 CE), there were a fixed number of days in all months from Adar to Elul, also implying that the extra month was already a second Adar added before the regular Adar.
Common combinations with elul
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of elul 7×
- elul the 3×
- elul is 2×