Wondering how to use Megillah in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as report or account.
Megillah in a sentence
Megillah meaning
- any of the Five Scrolls of the Hebrew Scriptures (Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther)
- the Book of Esther
Using Megillah
- The main meaning on this page is: any of the Five Scrolls of the Hebrew Scriptures (Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther) | the Book of Esther
- Useful related words include: report, account, scroll, roll.
- In the example corpus, megillah often appears in combinations such as: the megillah, megillah readings.
Context around Megillah
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 8 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Megillah
- In this selection, "megillah" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, haman, led, children, readings, reading and scroll stand out and add context to how "megillah" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 100 orthodox megillah readings led and a special megillah scroll retelling. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "megillah" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with megillah
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
See, for example, Megillah 22b. (5 words)
At least 105 women-led megillah readings are taking place in Orthodox circles worldwide this year. (16 words)
The writing and reading of a special megillah (scroll) retelling the events leading to the salvation. (16 words)
In the writing of the ten sons of Haman Megillah (9:7-9), there are three letters, the Taf, the Shin, and the Zayin, of a much smaller size than the other letters of the Megillah. (36 words)
This meal is traditionally accompanied by consumption of alcohol, often heavy, Megillah 7b although Jewish sages have warned about the need to adhere to all religious laws even in a drunken state. (32 words)
More than 100 Orthodox megillah readings led by women this Purim, Jewish Ukrainian injured in attack, Schwarzenegger’s message to antisemites, and Texas has a restaurant called JewBoy Burgers. (29 words)
Example sentences (11)
In the writing of the ten sons of Haman Megillah (9:7-9), there are three letters, the Taf, the Shin, and the Zayin, of a much smaller size than the other letters of the Megillah.
At least 105 women-led megillah readings are taking place in Orthodox circles worldwide this year.
Celebrate Purim with a Feast that will include dinner, live music, entertainment for children, megillah reading, L’chaim, community and friends.
In addition to the fast, it is customary to read the Megillah on the evening of Purim.
More than 100 Orthodox megillah readings led by women this Purim, Jewish Ukrainian injured in attack, Schwarzenegger’s message to antisemites, and Texas has a restaurant called JewBoy Burgers.
If one lives far away and can only travel to hear one reading of the Megillah, it is preferable to hear the day reading rather than the night reading.
The writing and reading of a special megillah (scroll) retelling the events leading to the salvation.
In Israel there are festive parades, known as Ad-D'lo-Yada, Literally, "until you don't know", a phrase from (Babylonian Talmud) Megillah 7b about drinking on Purim.
See, for example, Megillah 22b.
The story is also found in the Tractate Megillah of the Babylonian Talmud : King Ptolemy once gathered 72 Elders.
This meal is traditionally accompanied by consumption of alcohol, often heavy, Megillah 7b although Jewish sages have warned about the need to adhere to all religious laws even in a drunken state.
Common combinations with megillah
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: