Mishna

British  

/ ˈmɪʃnə, miʃˈna, mɪʃˈneɪɪk /

noun

1. Judaism a compilation of precepts passed down as an oral tradition and collected by Judah ha-Nasi in the late second century _ad. It forms the earlier part of the Talmud See also Gemara

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• Mishnaic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Mishna

C17: from Hebrew: instruction by repetition, from shānāh to repeat

Example Sentences

Or, as the Mishna would have it, “the creations were all made in generic form, and they gradually expanded.”

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2023

The holiday, which is not recorded in the Hebrew Bible, is noted in other ancient sources, including the Mishna, a record of Jewish oral traditions.

From Washington Times • Nov. 24, 2021

One needs neither a psychology degree nor an advanced knowledge of the Mishna to understand why Cohen would be attracted to this theme.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2015

“She was screaming and hollering when they took her,” Mr. Moudy said, calling the atmosphere at the airport traumatic when federal authorities separated Mishna from her chaperon, Marci Gonzalez a Florida television reporter.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2010

Similar evidence is furnished by the Mishna and the Gemara, the Targums, and lastly by the Greek version of Aquila,5 which dates from the first half of the 2nd century A.D.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various