Mishnaic Hebrew

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noun

the Hebrew language as used from about a.d. 70 to 500.

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Also called Rabbinic Hebrew .

Words nearby Mishnaic Hebrew

mishit, mishmash, Mishmi, Mishna, Mishnah, Mishnaic Hebrew, mishpocha, misidentify, misimpression, misinform, misinformation

How to use Mishnaic Hebrew in a sentence

So why did the God of the Hebrew people choose such a scandalous setting for becoming human?
Jesus Wasn’t Born Rich. Think About It.|Gene Robinson|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They were conducted entirely in Hebrew, a language the U.S. native does not speak, although he was provided a translator.
The Strange Case of the Christian Zionist Terrorist|Creede Newton|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The name Easter may, or may not, be derived from the Sumerian goddess Inanna, or Ishtar—the source of the Hebrew name Esther.
Meet Krampus, the Seriously Bad Santa|Jay Michaelson|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then just 8-years-old he saw writing on a deli Billboard that was in Hebrew.
Out of the Birdcage: How Mike Nichols Made Gay Culture Mainstream|Kevin Fallon|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But he insist his character, Petel (Hebrew for raspberry) has a universal appeal.
Trans in the Holy Land: ‘Marzipan Flowers,’ Tal Kallai, and the Shattering of Israel’s LGBT Taboos|Itay Hod|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was converted and baptized, and was the first Hebrew instructor at Harvard college.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The verb (—) in the Hebrew, when connected with the name of God in different other passages, has the same import.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
The Greek word has become blended with the Hebrew phrase, and the compound used as a formula of execration.
Notes and Queries, Number 196, July 30, 1853|Various
In the Hebrew the Beautiful place is expressed by the word Sapir, which some take for the proper name of a city.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
We owe it neither to the Syriac tongue nor to the Hebrew, a jargon of the Syriac, in which adultery is called niuph.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)