"Midrash" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɪdrɑːʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Midrash.wav Forms: Midrashim [plural], Midrashot [plural], Midrashoth [plural]
Rhymes: -æʃ Etymology: From Hebrew מִדְרָשׁ (midrásh, “Midrash”), in turn from Aramaic דרש. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|מִדְרָשׁ||Midrash|tr=midrásh}} Hebrew מִדְרָשׁ (midrásh, “Midrash”) Head templates: {{en-noun|Midrashim|Midrashot|Midrashoth}} Midrash (plural Midrashim or Midrashot or Midrashoth)
  1. A Rabbinic commentary on a text from the Hebrew Scripture. Synonyms: midrash Derived forms: Midrashic, midrashist Translations (Rabbinic exegetical commentary): مدراش (Arabic), מִדְרְשָׁא (miḏrəšā) [masculine] (Aramaic), מִדְרָשׁ (midrásh) [masculine] (Hebrew), midrash [masculine] (Ladino), میدراش (Persian), midrasz [masculine] (Polish), мидра́ш (midráš) (Russian), מדרש (medresh) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-Midrash-en-noun--2hoFULb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Aramaic translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Ladino translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Aramaic translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Ladino translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of 'Rabbinic exegetical commentary': 62 38
  2. The Rabbinic technique or tradition of such exegesis. Translations (Rabbinic exegetical technique): مدراش (Arabic), מִדְרְשָׁא (miḏrəšā) [masculine] (Aramaic), מִדְרָשׁ (midrásh) (Hebrew), midrash [masculine] (Ladino), میدراش (Persian), midrasz [masculine] (Polish), мидра́ш (midráš) (Russian), מדרש (medresh) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-Midrash-en-noun-GYxlFGro Disambiguation of 'Rabbinic exegetical technique': 39 61

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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