מגילה

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Hebrew

Root
ג־ל־ל (g-l-l)

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic مَجَلَّة (majalla).

Noun

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

  1. scroll
    • Tanach, Ezekiel 2:9, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      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

Declension of מְגִלָּה
Number Isolated forms With possessive pronouns
State Form Person singular plural
m. f. m. f.
singular indefinite מְגִלָּה first מְגִלָּתִי מְגִלָּתֵנוּ
definite הַמְּגִלָּה second מְגִלָּתְךָ מְגִלָּתֵךְ מְגִלַּתְכֶם מְגִלַּתְכֶן
construct מְגִלַּת־ third מְגִלָּתוֹ מְגִלָּתָהּ מְגִלָּתָם מְגִלָּתָן
plural indefinite מְגִלּוֹת first מגלותיי / מְגִלּוֹתַי מְגִלּוֹתֵינוּ
definite הַמְּגִלּוֹת second מְגִלּוֹתֶיךָ מגלותייך / מְגִלּוֹתַיִךְ מְגִלּוֹתֵיכֶם מְגִלּוֹתֵיכֶן
construct מְגִלּוֹת־ third מְגִלּוֹתָיו מְגִלּוֹתֶיהָ מְגִלּוֹתָם מְגִלּוֹתָן

Derived terms

References

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew מגילה (m'gilá)

Pronunciation

Noun

מגילה • (megile) f, plural מגילות (megiles)

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