The sixth month in the Hebrew calendar, Elul, is marked as a time of repentance that leads up to the holy days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Elul comes from the Aramaic, meaning to search.
The Talmud tells that the Hebrew word Elul can be understood as an acronym for the verse “I am my beloved and my beloved is mine,” words from the Song of Songs.