What does מְגִלָּה (mĕgilāh) mean in the Bible?
מְגִלָּה (mĕgilāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "a roll".
Hebrew · H4039
מְגִלָּה
A roll
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מְגִלָּהH4039
Pronunciationmĕgilāh
What does מְגִלָּה (mĕgilāh) mean in the Bible?
מְגִלָּה (mĕgilāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "a roll".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4039?
The BSB source-word alignment has 21 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include scroll (9), the scroll (7), a scroll (2), from the scroll (1), in the scroll (1).
Where does מְגִלָּה (mĕgilāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 40:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (14), Ezekiel (4), Zechariah (2), Psalms (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itscroll9×Jeremiah 36:23, Jeremiah 36:28, Jeremiah 36:29, Jeremiah 36:32
the scroll7×Jeremiah 36:14, Jeremiah 36:20, Jeremiah 36:21, Jeremiah 36:25
a scroll2×Jeremiah 36:2, Jeremiah 36:4
from the scroll1×Jeremiah 36:6
in the scroll1×Psalms 40:7
was a scroll1×Ezekiel 2:9
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Psalms 40:7בִּמְגִלַּת־toin the scrollPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructJeremiah 36:2מְגִלַּת־toa scrollNoun - feminine singular constructJeremiah 36:4מְגִלַּת־toa scrollNoun - feminine singular constructJeremiah 36:6בַמְּגִלָּ֣הtofrom the scrollPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularJeremiah 36:14הַמְּגִלָּ֗הtothe scrollArticle | Noun - feminine singularJeremiah 36:14הַמְּגִלָּה֙tothe scrollArticle | Noun - feminine singularJeremiah 36:20הַמְּגִלָּ֣הtothe scrollArticle | Noun - feminine singularJeremiah 36:21הַמְּגִלָּ֔הtothe scrollArticle | Noun - feminine singularJeremiah 36:23הַמְּגִלָּ֔הtoscrollArticle | Noun - feminine singularJeremiah 36:25הַמְּגִלָּ֑הtothe scrollArticle | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
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First aligned rowPsalms 40:7
Aligned rows21
Books represented4
Psalms1Jeremiah14Ezekiel4Zechariah2
Source forms
הַמְּגִלָּה֙3xham·mə·ḡil·lāhJeremiah 36:14, Jeremiah 36:27, Jeremiah 36:28
הַמְּגִלָּ֣ה3xham·mə·ḡil·lāhJeremiah 36:20, Ezekiel 3:1, Ezekiel 3:3
מְגִלָּ֣ה3xmə·ḡil·lāhJeremiah 36:28, Jeremiah 36:32, Zechariah 5:2
מְגִלַּת־3xmə·ḡil·laṯ-Jeremiah 36:2, Jeremiah 36:4, Ezekiel 2:9
הַמְּגִלָּ֔ה2xham·mə·ḡil·lāhJeremiah 36:21, Jeremiah 36:23
בַמְּגִלָּ֣ה1xḇam·mə·ḡil·lāhJeremiah 36:6
בִּמְגִלַּת־1xbim·ḡil·laṯ-Psalms 40:7
הַמְּגִלָּ֗ה1xham·mə·ḡil·lāhJeremiah 36:14
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular12xJeremiah 36:14, Jeremiah 36:20, Jeremiah 36:21, Jeremiah 36:23
Noun - feminine singular4xJeremiah 36:28, Jeremiah 36:32, Zechariah 5:1, Zechariah 5:2
Noun - feminine singular construct3xJeremiah 36:2, Jeremiah 36:4, Ezekiel 2:9
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct1xPsalms 40:7
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular1xJeremiah 36:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a roll
Source Gloss
a roll
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a roll BDB: roll Usage: roll, volume.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
A scroll prepared to record God's words for public reading
A written scroll read aloud to people gathered in the temple
A physical document scroll progressively destroyed by burning
A scroll recreated and recopied after the original was destroyed
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 21 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
מְגִלָּה is built from this root:
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