megillah · noun1
From Hebrew מגילה / מְגִלָּה (m'gilá, “scroll”). Doublet of magilla.
megillah · noun2
See the entry at magilla.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Any of the Five Scrolls of the Hebrew Scriptures (Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther) Full definition →
From Hebrew מגילה / מְגִלָּה (m'gilá, “scroll”). Doublet of magilla.
See the entry at magilla.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.