Associations to the word «Midrash»

Wiktionary

MIDRASH, noun. A Rabbinic commentary on a text from the Hebrew Scripture.
MIDRASH, noun. The Rabbinic technique or tradition of such exegesis.

Dictionary definition

MIDRASH, noun. (Judaism) an ancient commentary on part of the Hebrew scriptures that is based on Jewish methods of interpretation and attached to the biblical text.

Wise words

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