Megila (מגילה) means scroll in Hebrew.
It can also mean megillah. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
scroll, megillah
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Megila.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1טקסט שנכתב על קלף או על נייר ויכול להיגלל.
וַיִּקְרָא יִרְמְיָהוּ אֶת-בָּרוּךְ בֶּן-נֵרִיָּה וַיִּכְתֹּב בָּרוּךְ מִפִּי יִרְמְיָהוּ אֵת כָּל-דִּבְרֵי יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר-דִּבֶּר אֵלָיו עַל-מְגִלַּת-סֵפֶר.
- 2אחד מחמשה ספרים בתנ"ך שנקראים במועד: שיר השירים, רות, איכה, קהלת, אסתר.
- 3סלנגטקסט ארוך במיוחד.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Megila is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מְגִלָּה
- Written without vowel points
- מגילה
- Said
- megila
- Root
- ג־ל־ל
- Pattern
- מַקְטֵלָה
- Plural
- מְגִלּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' מְגִלּוֹת; נס' מְגִלַּת־, נ"ר מְגִלּוֹת־
- Gematria
- 88
This is how Megila is said in other languages.
- English
- scroll, megillah
- Arabic
- طومار
- Russian
- свиток
- French
- volumen
- German
- Schriftrolle
These words mean nearly the same as Megila.
- ספר
- איגרתmissive
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Megila.
The word Megila is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חמש מגלות
- מגילת איכה
- מגילת אסתר
- מגלת סתרים
- מגילת רות
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Megila comes from the root ג־ל־ל, like these words.
These words come before and after Megila in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Megila.
What does Megila (מגילה) mean in Hebrew?
Megila (מגילה) means scroll and megillah. It is said megila, with the stress on la.
What is a synonym for Megila (מגילה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Megila (מגילה) are ספר and איגרת.
What rhymes with Megila (מגילה)?
Words that rhyme with Megila (מגילה) include מחלה, פעולה, מילה, מעלה, מילה, and תפילה.
Is Megila (מגילה) masculine or feminine?
The word Megila (מגילה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is מְגִלּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מגלה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.