Mishnah
noun
the collection of oral laws compiled about a.d. 200 by Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi and forming the basic part of the Talmud.
Mishnic
-
a word derived from
Mishnah.
Example Sentences
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Both Talmuds are arranged according to the six orders of the Mishnah, but the discussion of the Mishnic text often wanders off into widely different topics.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
The Mishnic tractate Sabbath stands at the head of twelve tractates on festivals.
From Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) by G. W. (George William) Foote
There was once a dispute between Rabbi Eliezer and the Mishnic sages as to whether a baking-oven, constructed from certain materials and of a particular shape, was clean or unclean.
From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various
A specimen of the topics may be shown from the table and contents of "Mishnic Titles."
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 by Isaac Disraeli
God’s study of, ib.; curious, from its antiquity, 116; specimens of, from the Mishnic titles, 116-118; and from the Gemara, 119.
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Isaac Disraeli
