English Explanatory Dictionary

megillah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the Five Scrolls of the Hebrew Scriptures (Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther)
  2. The Book of Esther.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of magilla.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of megillah.

Pronunciation

/məˈɡɪlə/

Word forms

megillah megillahs megillot megilloth megilla

Etymology

From Hebrew מגילה / מְגִלָּה (m'gilá, “scroll”). Doublet of magilla.

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