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Strong's H4039 מְגִלָּה (megillah)

Megillah means “roll” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4039 — perioikeo (“dwell round about”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H4039
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 19
Books 4

Strong's H4039 Quick Answer

Strong's H4039 מְגִלָּה (mgillah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. mgillah (meg-il-law') n-f. 1. a roll [from H1556] It has 19 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include roll and volume. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
mgillah (meg-il-law') n-f. 1. a roll [from H1556]
Usage
19 linked usages
Books
4 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
roll and volume

Meaning and Definition

mgillah (meg-il-law') n-f. 1. a roll [from H1556] KJV: roll, volume. Root(s): H1556

Original Word
מְגִלָּה
Transliteration
mgillah
Derivation
Root: גלל First root strongs: 1556
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4039. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H4039 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 Jeremiah 36:2 18× volume Psalms 40:7

How Strong's H4039 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 19 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4039 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 H4039 in the Old Testament

19 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Psalms 40:7 KJV

Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,

Jeremiah 36:2 KJV

Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto this day.

Jeremiah 36:4 KJV

Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah: and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the LORD, which he had spoken unto him, upon a roll of a book.

Usage Excerpts

First 19 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4039.

Psalms 40:7 Old Testament, KJV
Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,
Jeremiah 36:2 Old Testament, KJV
Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto this day.
Jeremiah 36:4 Old Testament, KJV
Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah: and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the LORD, which he had spoken unto him, upon a roll of a book.
Jeremiah 36:6 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore go thou, and read in the roll, which thou hast written from my mouth, the words of the LORD in the ears of the people in the LORD's house upon the fasting day: and also thou shalt read them in the ears of all Judah that come out of their cities.
Jeremiah 36:14 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, unto Baruch, saying, Take in thine hand the roll wherein thou hast read in the ears of the people, and come. So Baruch the son of Neriah took the roll in his hand, and came unto them.
Jeremiah 36:20 Old Testament, KJV
And they went in to the king into the court, but they laid up the roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in the ears of the king.
Jeremiah 36:21 Old Testament, KJV
So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll: and he took it out of Elishama the scribe's chamber. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes which stood beside the king.
Jeremiah 36:23 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.
Jeremiah 36:25 Old Testament, KJV
Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them.
Jeremiah 36:27 Old Testament, KJV
Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, after that the king had burned the roll, and the words which Baruch wrote at the mouth of Jeremiah, saying,
Jeremiah 36:28 Old Testament, KJV
Take thee again another roll, and write in it all the former words that were in the first roll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah hath burned.
Jeremiah 36:29 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt say to Jehoiakim king of Judah, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast burned this roll, saying, Why hast thou written therein, saying, The king of Babylon shall certainly come and destroy this land, and shall cause to cease from thence man and beast?
Jeremiah 36:32 Old Testament, KJV
Then took Jeremiah another roll, and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah; who wrote therein from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire: and there were added besides unto them many like words.
Ezekiel 2:9 Old Testament, KJV
And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;
Ezekiel 3:1 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel.
Ezekiel 3:2 Old Testament, KJV
So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll.
Ezekiel 3:3 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.
Zechariah 5:1 Old Testament, KJV
Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll.
Zechariah 5:2 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4039, grouped by book.

Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 12 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 4 usages, Old Testament
Zechariah 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H4039 FAQ

What does megillah (מְגִלָּה) mean?

Megillah (Strong's H4039) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "roll". mgillah (meg-il-law') n-f. 1. a roll [from H1556]

How many times is megillah (מְגִלָּה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 19 linked usages for Strong's H4039 across 4 books.

Where can I study megillah (מְגִלָּה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4039 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 and volume. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.