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Talmud
[ tahl-mood, -muhd, tal- ]
noun
- the collection of Jewish law and tradition consisting of the Mishnah and the Gemara and being either the edition produced in Palestine a.d. c400 or the larger, more important one produced in Babylonia a.d. c500.
- the Gemara.
Talmud
/ ˈtælmʊd /
noun
- the primary source of Jewish religious law, consisting of the Mishnah and the Gemara
- either of two recensions of this compilation, the Palestinian Talmud of about 375 ad , or the longer and more important Babylonian Talmud of about 500 ad
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Derived Forms
- ˈTalmudism, noun
- Talˈmudic, adjective
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Other Words From
- Talmud·ism noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Talmud1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Talmud1
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Example Sentences
Our second, Raphael Magarik, studied Talmud most days after work.
Obama planted a sapling in the garden of the presidential residence and even quoted a story from the Jewish Talmud.
Yesh Atid MK, Ruth Calderon, taught Talmud and Professor Yehuda Liebes taught Zohar.
What if, instead I wanted to learn Talmud or become a rabbi?
Men are cautioned by the Jewish Talmud to be careful lest they cause women to weep, "for God counts their tears."
The entire Talmud may be roughly described as an extended commentary on the Mosaic Law.
As his opponents rightly affirmed, he set up a new and much stricter Talmud.
Itzig had studied Talmud until he had attained his eighteenth year.
To speak of a completed Talmud is as incorrect as to speak of a biblical canon.
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