בּוּל
bul
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Bul
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bul is the proper name of the month in which the house was finished in 1 Kings 6:38.
The attested use names the month in which the house was finished, with the verse identifying it as the eighth month.
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Name of a month in a completion notice · dominant
In 1 Kings 6:38, the form is tagged as a proper noun and occurs in the dating clause for the house's completion; the APB renders, "in the month of Bul (that is the eighth month), the house was finished."
In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Kings 6:38, the APB presents the term as "the month of Bul" and supplies "that is the eighth month." The verse is read as a whole.