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Talmud

Pronunciation: /ˈtalmʊd, -məd/

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Definition of Talmud

noun

(the Talmud)
  • the body of Jewish civil and ceremonial law and legend comprising the Mishnah and the Gemara. There are two versions of the Talmud: the Babylonian Talmud (which dates from the 5th century ad but includes earlier material) and the earlier Palestinian or Jerusalem Talmud.

Derivatives

Talmudic

Pronunciation: /-ˈmʊdɪk/

adjective

Talmudical

Pronunciation: /-ˈmʊdɪk(ə)l/

adjective

Talmudist

noun

Origin:

from late Hebrew talmūḏ 'instruction', from Hebrew lāmaḏ 'learn'

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