H4039 — מְגִלָּה (mᵉgillâh)

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Strong's H4039 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: מְגִלָּה (mᵉgillâh)

Pronunciation: meg-il-law'

Morphology: n-f

Derivation: from גָּלַל (gâlal) [H1556];

Definition: a roll

KJV Renderings: roll, volume.

Senses

  1. roll, book, writing

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G975 βιβλίον biblíon a diminutive of G976 a roll bill, book, scroll, writing
G2777 κεφαλίς kephalís from G2776 properly, a knob, i.e. (by implication) a roll (by extension from the end of a stick on which the manuscript was rolled) volume
G5489 χάρτης chártēs from the same as G5482 a sheet ("chart") of writing-material (as to be scribbled over) paper
H1556 גָּלַל gâlal a primitive root to roll (literally or figuratively) commit, remove, roll (away, down, together), run down, seek occasion, trust, wallow

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.