Talmud

[ tahl-moo d, -muh d, tal- ]
/ ˈtɑl mʊd, -məd, ˈtæl- /

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
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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.

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