Dictionary Home »
Dictionary Definitions » Mishnaic
Mishnaic
Variant of Mishna
or Mishnah
noun pl. Mishnayot
- the first part of the Talmud, containing traditional oral interpretations of scriptural ordinances (halakhot), compiled by the rabbis about 200
- any of these interpretations
Related Forms:
- Mishnaic adjective
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
link/cite print suggestion box