megillah
/məˈɡɪlə/
megillah noun: any of the Five Scrolls of the Hebrew Scriptures (Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther). Also the alternative spelling of magilla.
Noun (1)
megillah (plural megillahs or megillot or megilloth)
- 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
- The Book of Esther.
Noun (2) capitalized: Megillah
Megillah
- Alternative letter-case form of megillah.
Also used as
megillah is also the alternative spelling of magilla.
Forms of megillah
| plural | megillahs |
|---|---|
| plural | megillot |
| plural | megilloth |
| alternative form | megilla |
| alternative form | Megillah |
| alternative form | Megilla |
Origin of megillah
From Hebrew מגילה / מְגִלָּה (m'gilá, “scroll”). Doublet of magilla.
See the entry at magilla.
Questions about megillah
- What does megillah mean?
- Megillah means any of the Five Scrolls of the Hebrew Scriptures (Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther).
- What part of speech is megillah?
- Megillah is a noun.
- How do you pronounce megillah?
- Megillah is pronounced /məˈɡɪlə/.
- What is the plural of megillah?
- The plural of megillah is megillahs.
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