English
gelilah
Gelilah comes from Hebrew גְּלִילָה.
- Hebrew1880s–presentגְּלִילָהglilá
- Englishearliest quotation 1996gelilah
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentגְּלִילָהglilá
- Englishearliest quotation 1996gelilah
Earliest quotation: 1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer: “It is suggested that the Tallit be worn when…”
Every English word from Hebrew גְּלִילָה
Today it means
noun The act or ceremony of scrolling the Torah back up after reading it.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew גְּלִילָה / gelilah