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Hebrew
Noun
מִדְרָשׁ • (midrásh) m (plural indefinite מִדְרָשִׁים, singular construct מִדְרַשׁ־)
- Midrash
- בראשית רבה הוא מדרש אגדה קדום לספר בראשית, שנוצר בארץ ישראל ונערך במאה החמישית או השישית.
Derived terms
Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew מִדְרָשׁ (midrásh).
Noun
מדרש • (medrash) m, plural מדרשים (medroshim)
- Midrash (body of Rabbinic literature)
- a particular book or passage of the Midrash