Elul (,
Standard Elul Tiberian ) is the twelfth
month of the
Jewish civil year and the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year on the
Hebrew calendar. It is a
summer month of 29 days. Elul usually occurs in August–September on the
Gregorian calendar. The name of the month, like the names of the rest of the Hebrew calendar months, was brought from the
Babylonian Exile, and originated from the Akkadian word for "Harvest". A similar month name was also used in
Akkadian, in the form .