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מְגִלָּה H4039

H4039 is the Hebrew word מְגִלָּה, transliterated mᵉgillâh and said meg-il-law'. The King James Version most often renders it roll.

Word: מְגִלָּהTransliteration: mᵉgillâhSaid: meg-il-law'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 17 verses

What it means

a roll.

Where it comes from

from H1556 (גָּלַל).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 19 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

roll 16×volume 1×until all the roll 1×lo a roll 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: roll, volume.

Verses using מְגִלָּה

All 17 verses, quoted in full.

Psalm 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.

Jeremiah 36:6 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · KJV

And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein;

Ezekiel 3:1 · 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 3:3 · 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 5:2 · 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.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4039 mean?

H4039 is the Hebrew word מְגִלָּה (mᵉgillâh), meaning a roll.

How is H4039 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it roll (16 times), volume (1 time), until all the roll (1 time), lo a roll (1 time).

How many times does H4039 appear in the Bible?

מְגִלָּה (mᵉgillâh) is tagged in 17 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4039 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H1556 (גָּלַל).

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