# megillah

> English word · Noun · IPA /məˈɡɪlə/

## Definitions
1. any of the Five Scrolls of the Hebrew Scriptures (Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther)
2. the Book of Esther

## Etymology
From Hebrew מגילה / מְגִלָּה (m'gilá, “scroll”). Doublet of magilla.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/megillah