Midrash Definition

mĭdräsh
midrashim, midrash
noun
Any of the rabbinical commentaries and explanatory notes on the Scriptures, written between the beginning of the Exile and c. a.d. 1200
Webster's New World
idiom
the Midrash
  • these commentaries and notes collectively
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Midrash

Noun

Singular:
Midrash
Plural:
midrashim

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  • the Midrash

Origin of Midrash

  • Hebrew midrāš commentary, explanation, Midrash from dāraš to seek, study drš in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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