(in the Jewish calendar) the sixth month of the year according to biblical reckoning and the twelfth month of the civil year, usually falling within August and September
Word origin
from Hebrew
Elul in American English
(ɛˈlul; ˈɛlˌʊl)
noun
the twelfth month of the Jewish year
Word origin
Heb elul, akin to Akkadian elul, elūlu, month name and festival of that month; ? also akin to Aram ʼalal, he brought in