midrash

Definitions


[ˈmɪdrʌʃ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an ancient commentary on part of the Hebrew scriptures, attached to the biblical text. The earliest Midrashim come from the 2nd century AD, although much of their content is older


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Origin:
from Hebrew miḏrāš ‘commentary’, from dāraš ‘expound’




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