אמורא
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See also: אַמורא
Aramaic
Noun
אֲמוֹרָא • (amora) m (plural אמוראים)
- speaker
- בראשית רבה ע, טז
- [כט, יז] "וְעֵינֵי לֵאָה רַכּוֹת", אֲמוֹרָאֵיהּ דְּרַבִּי יוֹחָנָן תִּרְגֵּם קוֹדְמוֹי: וְעֵינֵי לֵאָה הֲווֹ רַכִּיכִין, אֲמַר לֵיהּ: עֵינוֹהִי דְּאִימָּךְ הֲווֹ רַכִּיכִין
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- בראשית רבה ע, טז
- (historical, Judaism) One of the Amoraim, sages of the Gemara.
Related terms
Hebrew
Etymology
Borrowed from Aramaic אֲמוֹרָא (“speaker”).
Noun
אָמוֹרָא • (amorá) m (plural indefinite אָמוֹרָאִים)
- (historical, Judaism) One of the Amoraim, sages of the Gemara.
Yiddish
Noun
אמורא • (amoyre) m, plural אמוראים (amoyroyem)
- (nonstandard) Unpointed form of אַמורא (amoyre).