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mishna | midrash |

As a proper noun mishna

is the oldest part of the talmud, rabbinical writings collected by rabbi judah the holy and published in 250 in javneh (jamnia, in israel).

As a noun midrash is

a rabbinic commentary on a text from the hebrew scripture.

mishna

English

Alternative forms

* Mischna * Mishnah

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • The oldest part of the Talmud, rabbinical writings collected by Rabbi Judah the Holy and published in 250 in Javneh (Jamnia, in Israel).
    • 'The Mishna is believed by Jews to have been handed down orally from the patriarch-prophet Moses, who received it on Mount Sinai with the written Torah.

    Derived terms

    * Mishnaic, Mishnic, Mishnical (adjectives)

    Synonyms

    * the Oral Torah

    See also

    * Torah

    Anagrams

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    midrash

    English

    (wikipedia Midrash)

    Noun

    (Midrashim)
  • A Rabbinic commentary on a text from the Hebrew Scripture.
  • The Rabbinic technique or tradition of such exegesis.
  • * 2007 , Karen Armstrong, The Bible: The Biography , Atlantic 2008, p. 82:
    • Midrash was not a purely intellectual pursuit and study was never an end in itself: it had to inspire practical action in the world.

    Anagrams

    * English nouns with irregular plurals