Illustration Credit: Elad Lifshitz, Dov Abramson Studio
רֶגַע שֶׁל עִבְרִית A Moment of Hebrew
וְנֶאֶסְפוּ־שָׁמָּה כָל־הָעֲדָרִים וְגָלְלוּ אֶת־הָאֶבֶן מֵעַל פִּי הַבְּאֵר וְהִשְׁקוּ אֶת־הַצֹּאן וְהֵשִׁיבוּ אֶת־הָאֶבֶן עַל־פִּי הַבְּאֵר לִמְקֹמָהּ׃
When all the flocks were gathered there, they would roll the stone from the mouth of the well and water the sheep; then the stone would be put back in its place on the mouth of the well.
לִגְלֹל (שֹׁרֶשׁ ג.ל.ל)
- To roll up
גּוֹלַל = The round stone that sat on top of the well and needed to be rolled off
גָּלִיל = Cylinder or roll (of paper, fabric etc.)
גְלִילָה = Rolling up and dressing the Torah scroll
גְּלוּלָה = Tablet or pill
Find the Word!
What is another name for the scroll from which the book of Esther is read? Why do you think it’s called that?
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