Lexic.us

Definition of Megillah

1. Noun. (Yiddish) a long boring tediously detailed account. "He insisted on giving us the whole megillah"

2. Noun. (Judaism) the scroll of parchment that contains the biblical story of Esther; traditionally read in synagogues to celebrate Purim.

Definition of Megillah

1. Noun. (Judaism) Any of the Five Scrolls of the Hebrew Scriptures (Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes and Esther) to be read on certain days, especially Esther read at the festival of Purim. ¹

2. Noun. Any long, boring story. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Megillah

1. a long, involved story [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Megillah

megawealthy megaweber megayacht megayachts megayear megayears megerg megergs megesterol megestrol

megestrol acetate megger meggers megibyte megilla megillah (current term) megillahs megillas megilp megilph

megilphs megilps meglitinide meglitinides meglumine meglumine acetrizoate meglumine diatrizoate meglumine iothalamate meglutol mego

Literary usage of Megillah

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Semitic Studies in Memory of Rev. Dr. Alexander-Kohut by George Alexander Kohut (1897)
"The oldest version of Midrash megillah published for the first time from a unique manuscript of the Xth century by Rev. Dr. M, Gaster. ..."

2. A General Catalogue of Books Offered to the Public at the Affixed Prices by by Bernard Quaritch (Firm) (1884)
"10s 251 (1491) 15768 megillah ESTHER, Hebrew MS. on vellum, of Spanish or Italian ... 4s Sec. xv 15769 megillah ESTHER, in Hebrew, MS. roll on vellum, ..."

3. Similarities of Redaction of the Gospel According to Matthew, with Texts of by Pasi K. Pohjala (2006)
"megillah 2:1.27 Several direct discussions about the translating of the Scriptures into the ... megillah 9b records of this theme saying of R. Yohanan. ..."

4. Semitic Studies in Memory of Rev. Dr. Alexander Kohut: With Portrait and edited by George Alexander Kohut (1897)
"The oldest version of Midrash megillah published for the first time from a unique manuscript of the Xth century ' by Rev. Dr. M. Gaster, Chief Rabbi of the ..."

5. Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary Political and by Thomas Kelly Cheyne, John Sutherland Black (1902)
"After prayer and thanksgiving, the reading of the Roll (megillah) of Esther began. This was accompanied by a running translation, with comments, ..."

6. Dictionary of the Bible: Comprising Its Antiquities, Biography, Geography by William Smith, Horatio Balch Hackett, Ezra Abbot (1872)
"When the megillah is read through, the whole congregation exclaim, ... The megillah is then read again in the game manner, and with the same responses from ..."

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