Mid·rash (m d räsh )n. pl. Mid·rash·im (m d-rôshm, mdrä-sh m) 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. [Hebrew midr   , commentary, explanation, Midrash, from dra, to seek, study; see dr in Semitic roots.] |
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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| Noun | 1. | 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" |
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