Roll in Hebrew is גִּלְגֵּל (gilgél).
It can also be said גלגול, גליל, or מגילה, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
roll
/ɹəʊl/ /ɹɒl/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for roll as a verb.
to cause something to revolve by turning over and over
- גִּלְגֵּלגלגלgilgél
to wrap round on itself
- גִּלְגֵּלגלגלgilgél
These are the Hebrew words for roll as a noun.
the act of rolling
- גִּלְגּוּלגלגולgilgulmasculine
that which is rolled up
- גָּלִילגלילgalílmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
a scroll
- מגילהmegilafeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word גִּלְגֵּל.
- Written with vowel points
- גִּלְגֵּל
- Written without vowel points
- גלגל
- Said
- gilgél
- Its meanings in English
- roll, to roll
These English words share a Hebrew word with roll.
These words come before and after roll in the list.
These are the questions people ask about roll in Hebrew.
How do you say roll in Hebrew?
roll in Hebrew is גִּלְגֵּל, said gilgél. Without vowel points it is written גלגל.
What are other Hebrew words for roll?
Besides גלגל, roll can be said גִּלְגּוּל (gilgul), גָּלִיל (galíl), or מגילה (megila), depending on the meaning.
What else does גלגל mean in English?
Besides roll, גלגל can mean to roll.
How is roll pronounced in English?
roll is pronounced /ɹəʊl/, /ɹɒl/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry roll and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.