The "Mishnah Berurah" noted that the first Hebrew letters of the words of , , "et-levavecha, v’et-levav", “Lord your God will circumcise your heart, and the heart your seed, to love the Lord your God with all your heart,” spell out , "Elul", the name of the month that includes Rosh Hashannah and Yom Kippur. The "Mishnah Berurah" cited this as Scriptural support for the practice of rising early to say prayers for forgiveness (, "Selichot") from the first day of the month of Elul until Yom Kippur.