Midrash

Mid·rash  (mdräsh)

n. pl. Mid·rash·im (md-rôshm, mdrä-shm)

Any of a group of Jewish commentaries on the Hebrew Scriptures compiled between a.d. 400 and 1200 and based on exegesis, parable, and haggadic legend.

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[Hebrew midr, commentary, explanation, Midrash, from dra, to seek, study; see dr in Semitic roots.]

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midrash [ˈmɪdræʃ (Hebrew) miˈdraʃ]

n pl midrashim [mɪˈdrɔʃɪm (Hebrew) midraˈʃim] Judaism

1. (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) a homily on a scriptural passage derived by traditional Jewish exegetical methods and consisting usually of embellishment of the scriptural narrative

2. (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) one of a number of collections of such homilies composed between 400 and 1200 a.d

[from Hebrew: commentary, from darash to search]

midrashic  [mɪdˈræʃɪk] adj

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Midrash - (Judaism) an ancient commentary on part of the Hebrew scriptures that is based on Jewish methods of interpretation and attached to the biblical text Judaism - the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud commentary, comment - a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material; "he wrote an extended comment on the proposal"