מגילה

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Hebrew

Root
ג־ל־ל (g-l-l)

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic مَجَلَّة (majalla).

Noun

מגילה / מְגִלָּה (m'giláf (plural indefinite מגילות / מְגִלּוֹת, singular construct מגילת / מְגִלַּת־, plural construct מגילות / מְגִלּוֹת־)

  1. scroll
    • Tanach, Ezekiel 2:9:
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      וָאֶרְאֶה וְהִנֵּה־יָד שְׁלוּחָה אֵלָי וְהִנֵּה־בוֹ מְגִלַּת־סֵפֶר׃
      Va-er'é, v-hinéi yad sh'luḥá elái, v'hinéi vo m'gilát séfer.
      And when I looked, behold, a hand was put forth unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein.
  2. megillah, the scroll of Esther
    • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Megillah 2:4:
      הַכֹּל כְּשֵׁרִין לִקְרוֹת אֶת הַמְּגִלָּה, חוּץ מֵחֵרֵשׁ, שׁוֹטֶה, וְקָטָן.
      Ha-kol k'sherín liqrót et ha-M'gilá, ḥutz me-ḥéresh, shoṭé, v-qatán.
      All are acceptable to read the Scroll of Esther, except for a deaf-mute, an idiot, and a minor.

Declension


Yiddish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew מגילה

Noun

מגילה (megilef, plural מגילות (megiles)

  1. megillah
  2. scroll
  3. a lengthy document or long story