midrashim

Variant of midrash

midrash definition

mid·rash (mid′räs̸h)

noun pl. midrashim mid·rash′im (mid rä′s̸him) or midrashoth mid·rash′·oth (-s̸hōt)

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

Etymology: Heb midrash, explanation

Related Forms:

midrash Idioms

the Midrash

these commentaries and notes collectively

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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