What does מְגִלָּה mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H4040
מְגִלָּה
Roll.
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מְגִלָּה H4040
What does מְגִלָּה mean in the Bible?
מְגִלָּה is a Hebrew word meaning "roll.".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4040?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include And a scroll (1).
Where does מְגִלָּה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezra 6:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezra (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 It And a scroll 1× Ezra 6:2
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Ezra 6:2
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Ezra 1
Source forms
מְגִלָּ֣ה 1x mə·ḡil·lāh Ezra 6:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 1x Ezra 6:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. roll.
Source Gloss
roll.
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
BDB: roll Usage: roll.
Word Origins
מְגִלָּה is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain