Meaning Of The Word Midrash
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Midrash Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Midrash?
midrash in American English
any of the rabbinical commentaries and explanatory notes on the Scriptures, written between the beginning of the Exile and c. a. d. 1200 noun: an early Jewish interpretation of or commentary on a Biblical text, clarifying or expounding a point of law or developing or illustrating a moral principle midrash in British English noun: a homily on a scriptural passage derived by traditional Jewish exegetical methods and consisting usually of embellishment of the scriptural narrative |
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