megillah

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/məˈɡɪlə/

noun

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

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Meanings

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nounmegillah (plural megillahs or megillot or megilloth)

plural megillahs · plural megillot · plural megilloth · alternative megilla · alternative Megillah · alternative Megilla

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

    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.

    1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 305
  2. JudaismspecificallyThe Book of Esther.

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nounmegillah (plural megillahs)

plural megillahs · alternative megilla · alternative Megillah · alternative Megilla

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of magilla.

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

    2024, Jeremy B. Rudd, A Practical Guide to Macroeconomics, page 229

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noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of megillah.

Origin

megillah · noun

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

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megillah · noun

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