Talmud

[ tahl-mood, -muhd, tal- ]

/ ˈtɑl mʊd, -məd, ˈtæl- /

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noun

the collection of Jewish law and tradition consisting of the Mishnah and the Gemara and being either the edition produced in Palestine a.d. c400 or the larger, more important one produced in Babylonia a.d. c500.

the Gemara.

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Origin of Talmud

First recorded in 1525–35, Talmud is from the Hebrew word talmūdh literally, instruction

OTHER WORDS FROM Talmud

Tal·mud·ism, noun

Words nearby Talmud

tally sheet, tallyshop, tally-woman, talmbout, Talmi gold, Talmud, Talmudic, Talmudist, Talmud Torah, talon, Talos

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How to use Talmud in a sentence

For instance, the Talmud – the main source of Jewish law – refers to the fetus as part of the mother’s body.
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Our second, Raphael Magarik, studied Talmud most days after work.
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Obama planted a sapling in the garden of the presidential residence and even quoted a story from the Jewish Talmud.
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Yesh Atid MK, Ruth Calderon, taught Talmud and Professor Yehuda Liebes taught Zohar.
Rav Froman's Funeral|Elisheva Goldberg|March 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST

What if, instead I wanted to learn Talmud or become a rabbi?
Chaya Doesn't Speak for Me|Elisheva Goldberg|May 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Men are cautioned by the Jewish Talmud to be careful lest they cause women to weep, "for God counts their tears."
How to be Happy Though Married|E. J. Hardy.
The entire Talmud may be roughly described as an extended commentary on the Mosaic Law.
Creed And Deed|Felix Adler
As his opponents rightly affirmed, he set up a new and much stricter Talmud.
History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz
Itzig had studied Talmud until he had attained his eighteenth year.
Rabbi and Priest|Milton Goldsmith
To speak of a completed Talmud is as incorrect as to speak of a biblical canon.
Jewish Literature and Other Essays|Gustav Karpeles

British Dictionary definitions for Talmud

Talmud

/ (ˈtælmʊd) /

noun Judaism

the primary source of Jewish religious law, consisting of the Mishnah and the Gemara

either of two recensions of this compilation, the Palestinian Talmud of about 375 ad, or the longer and more important Babylonian Talmud of about 500 ad

Derived forms of Talmud

Talmudic or Talmudical, adjectiveTalmudism, noun

Word Origin for Talmud

C16: from Hebrew talmūdh, literally: instruction, from lāmadh to learn

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Cultural definitions for Talmud

Talmud

[ (tahl-mood, tal-muhd) ]

Collections of commentaries on biblical texts that form, with the Torah, the foundation for the religious laws of Judaism.