Megilat ester (מגילת אסתר) means Book of Esther in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
מְגִלַּת אֶסְתֵּר
megilat ester
noun · feminine
In English
Book of Esther
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Megilat ester.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אחת מחמש המגילות הכלולות בתנ"ך. במגילה כתוב סיפור הצלתם של יהודי פרס מהשמדה, המהווה את בסיסו של חג הפורים. הדמויות העיקריות במגילה הן אחשוורוש, אסתר, המן, ושתי ומרדכי.
The word Megilat ester is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מְגִלַּת אֶסְתֵּר
- Written without vowel points
- מגילת אסתר
- Said
- megilat ester
- Gematria
- 1,144
This is how Megilat ester is said in other languages.
- English
- Book of Esther
These words come before and after Megilat ester in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Megilat ester.
What does Megilat ester (מגילת אסתר) mean in Hebrew?
Megilat ester (מגילת אסתר) means Book of Esther. It is said megilat ester, with the stress on lat.
Is Megilat ester (מגילת אסתר) masculine or feminine?
The word Megilat ester (מגילת אסתר) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מגלת אסתר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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