Aggadah
or Ag·ga·da, A·ga·da, Hag·ga·dah
[ Sephardic Hebrew ah-gah-dah; Ashkenazic Hebrew uh-gah-duh ]
/ Sephardic Hebrew ɑ gɑˈdɑ; Ashkenazic Hebrew əˈgɑ də /
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noun
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.
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Origin of Aggadah
OTHER WORDS FROM Aggadah
Ag·gad·ic, ag·gad·ic [uh-gad-ik, uh-gah-dik], /əˈgæd ɪk, əˈgɑ dɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby Aggadah
ageratum, Agesilaus II, age spot, age spots, ageusia, Aggadah, agger, aggers, aggie, aggiornamento, agglomerate
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British Dictionary definitions for Aggadah
Aggadah
/ (əɡəˈda) /
noun plural Aggadoth (-ˈdɔːt, -ˈdəʊt) Judaism
- 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
Also called: Aggadatah (əˈɡadəta), Haggadah
Word Origin for Aggadah
from Hebrew
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