gelilah

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noun

The act or ceremony of scrolling the Torah back up after reading it.

OriginHebrew גְּלִילָה →
Scrabble 11
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Meanings

noungelilah (uncountable)

alternative gelila

  1. uncountableThe act or ceremony of scrolling the Torah back up after reading it.

    It is suggested that the Tallit be worn when saying Kaddish at the prayer desk, when one receives an Aliyah, at Minhah on a fast day, when one removes the Torah scroll from the ark, when one is honored with Hagbahah or Gelilah, or if one serves as an assistant.

    1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 220

Origin

  1. Hebrewגְּלִילָה
  2. Englishgelilah

Borrowed from Hebrew גְּלִילָה (glilá).

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APA

gelilah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gelilah

MLA

“gelilah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gelilah. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gelilah,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gelilah.

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