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Webster 1913 Edition
Midrash
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Mid-rash′
,Noun.
pl.
Midrashim
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, Midrashoth
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. [Heb., explanation.]
A talmudic exposition of the Hebrew law, or of some part of it.
Definition 2025
Midrash
Midrash
English
Noun
Midrash (plural Midrashim or Midrashot or Midrashoth)
- 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, page 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.
- 2007, Karen Armstrong, The Bible: The Biography, Atlantic 2008, page 82:
Translations
Rabbinic exegetical commentary
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Rabbinic exegetical technique
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