Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
scroll
Usage: scroll, roll, book Aramaic of me.gil.lah (מְגִלָּה "scroll" H4039)
Strong's Number
H4040
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
1
Books
1
Strong's H4040 Quick Answer
Strong's H4040 מְגִלָּה (mgillah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. mgillah (meg-il-law') n-f. 1. roll [(Aramaic) corresponding to H4039] It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include roll. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- mgillah (meg-il-law') n-f. 1. roll [(Aramaic) corresponding to H4039]
- Usage
- 1 linked usage
- Books
- 1 indexed book
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- roll
Meaning and Definition
mgillah (meg-il-law') n-f. 1. roll [(Aramaic) corresponding to H4039] Root(s): H4039
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4040. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4040 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render mgillah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
roll
Ezra 6:2
How Strong's H4040 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 1 linked usage.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4040 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H4040 in the Old Testament
1 indexed usage in Old Testament.
And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:
Usage Excerpts
First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H4040.
And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4040, grouped by book.
Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H4040 FAQ
What does megillah (מְגִלָּה) mean?
Megillah (Strong's H4040) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "roll". mgillah (meg-il-law') n-f. 1. roll [(Aramaic) corresponding to H4039]
How many times is megillah (מְגִלָּה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H4040 across 1 book.
Where can I study megillah (מְגִלָּה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4040 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate megillah (מְגִלָּה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as roll. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.