Elul
E13273
Elul is the twelfth month of the Hebrew calendar, traditionally observed as a period of spiritual reflection and preparation for the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elul canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T113483 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elul Context triple: [Hebrew calendar, hasMonth, Elul]
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A.
Nisan
Nisan is the first month of the Hebrew religious year, traditionally associated with spring and the festival of Passover.
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B.
Tammuz
Tammuz is the fourth month of the Hebrew religious calendar, traditionally falling in early summer and associated with historical fasts and mourning in Jewish tradition.
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C.
Sivan
Sivan is the third month of the Hebrew calendar, traditionally associated with the festival of Shavuot and the giving of the Torah.
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D.
Sukkot
Sukkot is a week-long Jewish harvest festival and pilgrimage holiday commemorating the Israelites’ dwelling in temporary shelters after the Exodus from Egypt.
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E.
Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year festival, marking the beginning of the High Holy Days with prayer, reflection, and the sounding of the shofar.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Elul Target entity description: Elul is the twelfth month of the Hebrew calendar, traditionally observed as a period of spiritual reflection and preparation for the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
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A.
Nisan
Nisan is the first month of the Hebrew religious year, traditionally associated with spring and the festival of Passover.
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B.
Tammuz
Tammuz is the fourth month of the Hebrew religious calendar, traditionally falling in early summer and associated with historical fasts and mourning in Jewish tradition.
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C.
Sivan
Sivan is the third month of the Hebrew calendar, traditionally associated with the festival of Shavuot and the giving of the Torah.
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D.
Sukkot
Sukkot is a week-long Jewish harvest festival and pilgrimage holiday commemorating the Israelites’ dwelling in temporary shelters after the Exodus from Egypt.
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E.
Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year festival, marking the beginning of the High Holy Days with prayer, reflection, and the sounding of the shofar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebrew calendar month
ⓘ
month of the Hebrew calendar ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Days of Awe
ⓘ
linked to:
Yamim Noraim
High Holy Days ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Jewish liturgical year
ⓘ
linked to:
Hebrew calendar
|
| calendarContext | last month of the Jewish year before Rosh Hashanah in the civil count ⓘ |
| calendarType | lunisolar ⓘ |
| culturalPractice | writing and visiting for forgiveness before the High Holy Days ⓘ |
| follows | Av ⓘ |
| hasDailyCustom | in many communities, recitation of Selichot begins during or immediately after Elul ⓘ |
| hasEtymologyTheory | possibly derived from an Akkadian word for harvest or search ⓘ |
| hasSymbolicMeaning |
time when God is considered especially close in many Jewish teachings
ⓘ
linked to:
High Holy Days
|
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalPractice |
daily blowing of the shofar (except on Shabbat and usually not on the day before Rosh Hashanah)
ⓘ
recitation of Psalm 27 in many communities ⓘ |
| liturgicalSeason | pre–High Holy Day period ⓘ |
| numericMonthInCivilYear | sixth month ⓘ |
| observedAs |
period of repentance
ⓘ
period of spiritual reflection ⓘ time of preparation for the High Holy Days ⓘ |
| occursInGregorianCalendar |
August
ⓘ
September ⓘ |
| positionInHebrewCalendar | twelfth month ⓘ |
| precedes | Tishrei ⓘ |
| preparationFor |
Rosh Hashanah
ⓘ
Yom Kippur ⓘ |
| religiousLawContext | halakhic month ⓘ |
| religiousMood |
hopeful
ⓘ
penitential ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Jewish tradition ⓘ |
| seasonInNorthernHemisphere | late summer ⓘ |
| theme |
divine mercy
ⓘ
forgiveness ⓘ introspection ⓘ teshuvah (repentance) ⓘ |
| typicalLength | 29 days ⓘ |
| usedFor |
increasing Torah study
ⓘ
increasing acts of charity ⓘ seeking reconciliation with other people ⓘ spiritual preparation for the new year ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Hebrew calendar
ⓘ
Jewish religious calendar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Elul Description of subject: Elul is the twelfth month of the Hebrew calendar, traditionally observed as a period of spiritual reflection and preparation for the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.