מדרש

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Hebrew

Root
ד־ר־שׁ (d-r-sh)

Noun

מִדְרָשׁ (midráshm (plural indefinite מִדְרָשִׁים, singular construct מִדְרַשׁ־)

  1. 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 (medrashm, plural מדרשים (medroshim)

  1. Midrash (body of Rabbinic literature)
  2. a particular book or passage of the Midrash