megillah
/məˈɡɪlə/noun
megillah is spelled M-E-G-I-L-L-A-H: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, megillah means “Any of the Five Scrolls of the Hebrew Scriptures (Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of megillah is megillahs or megillot.
How many letters and syllables are in megillah?
| Letters | 8: M-E-G-I-L-L-A-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is megillah?
Megillah appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce megillah?
- /məˈɡɪlə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of megillah
- megillahs plural
- megillot plural
- megilloth plural
- megilla
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does megillah mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the Five Scrolls of the Hebrew Scriptures (Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther)
- 2
The Book of Esther.
- 3
Alternative spelling of magilla.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of megillah.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does megillah come from?
From Hebrew מגילה / מְגִלָּה (m'gilá, “scroll”). Doublet of magilla.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).