Strong’s H4040 · Hebrew

מְגִלָּה
mᵉgillâh
meg-il-law'

Definition

{a roll}

Etymology

(Aramaic) corresponding to H4039 (מְגִלָּה)

Where the KJV renders it

  • roll

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What the first audience heard

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