Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

megillah

/məˈɡɪlə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: megillah
IPA: /məˈɡɪlə/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the Five Scrolls of the Hebrew Scriptures (Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther)

noun

The Book of Esther.

noun

Alternative spelling of magilla.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of megillah.

Example Sentences

"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."
"Actually, a monetary policy maker would probably be okay with the whole “improved credibility” megillah, since it flatters their self-image."

Etymology

From Hebrew מגילה / מְגִלָּה (m'gilá, “scroll”). Doublet of magilla.

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

megillahs (plural) megillot (plural) megilloth (plural) megilla (alternative)

Homonyms

magilla

Questions

How do you pronounce megillah?: The recorded pronunciation is /məˈɡɪlə/.
What does megillah mean?: Any of the Five Scrolls of the Hebrew Scriptures (Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther)
Where does megillah come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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