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midrash

(mid′räs̸h)

Judaism any of the rabbinical commentaries and explanatory notes on the Scriptures, written between the beginning of the Exile and c. 1200

Origin: Heb midrash, explanation

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Midrashic adjective or midrashic

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noun pl. Mid·rash·im (mĭd-rôˈshĭm, mĭdˌrä-shēmˈ)

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.

Origin:

Origin: Hebrew midrāš, commentary, explanation, Midrash

Origin: , from dāraš, to seek, study; see drš in Semitic roots

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