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megilla

megilla is the alternative spelling of megillah.

Meaning of megillah

Noun

megillah (plural megillahs or megillot or megilloth)

  1. (Judaism) Any of the Five Scrolls of the Hebrew Scriptures (Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther)
    • Song of Songs, one of the five Megillot ("Scrolls") of Ketuvim ("Writings") recited either before or after Minhah on the eve of every Sabbath, after the Seder on Passover, and publicly in the synagogue in the Ashkenazic tradition.1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 305
  2. (Judaism, specifically) The Book of Esther.

Noun capitalized: Megilla

Megilla

  1. (alternative) Alternative spelling of megillah.

Forms of megilla

pluralmegillas

Questions about megilla

What is megilla the alternative spelling of?
Megilla is the alternative spelling of megillah.
What part of speech is megilla?
Megilla is a noun.
What is the plural of megilla?
The plural of megilla is megillas.

Words near megilla in the dictionary

  1. Megia
  2. Megias
  3. megibyte
  4. Megiddo
  5. Megill
  6. megilla
  7. megillah
  8. megillahs
  9. megillas
  10. megillot
  11. megilloth

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