Aggadah
or Ag·ga·da, A·ga·da, Hag·ga·dah
the nonlegal or narrative material, as parables, maxims, or anecdotes, in the Talmud and other rabbinical literature, serving either to illustrate the meaning or purpose of the law, custom, or Biblical passage being discussed or to introduce a different, unrelated topic.
Origin of Aggadah
1Other words from Aggadah
- Ag·gad·ic, ag·gad·ic [uh-gad-ik, uh-gah-dik], /əˈgæd ɪk, əˈgɑ dɪk/, adjective
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How to use Aggadah in a sentence
The ascetic literature bears unmistakable traces of having been influenced by the Halaka and the Agada.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac HusikHe was also well versed in philosophy, and composed a work to reconcile the Agada with the philosophical ideas of the time.
History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6) | Heinrich GraetzThe reader is often thrown into amazement by the depth of thought and the loftiness of feeling manifested in the Agada.
Jewish History | S. M. DubnowThe first is called Halacha or legal decisions, and the second Agada or moral maxims and legends.
Hebrew Humor and other Essays | Joseph ChotznerEqually interesting, and much more entertaining, is the second portion of the Talmudthe Agada.
Hebrew Humor and other Essays | Joseph Chotzner
British Dictionary definitions for Aggadah
/ (əɡəˈda) /
a homiletic passage of the Talmud
collectively, the homiletic part of traditional Jewish literature, as contrasted with Halacha, consisting of elaborations on the biblical narratives or tales from the lives of the ancient Rabbis
any traditional homiletic interpretation of scripture
Origin of Aggadah
1- Also called: Aggadatah (əˈɡadəta), Haggadah
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