Megillah
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /məˈɡɪlə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Megillah is a noun meaning (Judaism) Any of the Five Scrolls of the Hebrew Scriptures (Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther).
Meaning
(Judaism) Any of the Five Scrolls of the Hebrew Scriptures (Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther).
More Meanings
- (Judaism, specifically) The Book of Esther.
- Alternative spelling of magilla.
Example Sentences
Actually, a monetary policy maker would probably be okay with the whole “improved credibility” megillah, since it flatters their self-image.
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.
Word Forms
- megillahs
- megillot
- megilloth
- megilla
- Megilla
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include megilla, lamentations, machzor, masekhet, stam, mahzor.
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