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gelilah

gelilah noun: the act or ceremony of scrolling the Torah back up after reading it.

Noun

gelilah (uncountable)

  1. The act or ceremony of scrolling the Torah back up after reading it.
    • It is suggested that the Tallit be worn when saying Kaddish at the prayer desk, when one receives an Aliyah, at Minhah on a fast day, when one removes the Torah scroll from the ark, when one is honored with Hagbahah or Gelilah, or if one serves as an assistant.1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 220

Forms of gelilah

alternative formgelila

Origin of gelilah

Borrowed from Hebrew גְּלִילָה (glilá).

Questions about gelilah

What does gelilah mean?
Gelilah means the act or ceremony of scrolling the Torah back up after reading it.
What part of speech is gelilah?
Gelilah is a noun.

Words near gelilah in the dictionary

  1. gelify
  2. gelifying
  3. gelignite
  4. gelignites
  5. gelila
  6. gelilah
  7. Gelineau
  8. Gelineaus
  9. Geling
  10. gelinotte
  11. gelinottes

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