Aggadah

or Ag·ga·da, A·ga·da, Hag·ga·dah

[ Sephardic Hebrew ah-gah-dah; Ashkenazic Hebrew uh-gah-duh ]

noun

1. the nonlegal or narrative material, as parables, maxims, or anecdotes, in the Talmud and other rabbinical literature, serving either to illustrate the meaning or purpose of the law, custom, or Biblical passage being discussed or to introduce a different, unrelated topic.

Aggadah

/ əɡəˈda /

noun

1. 1. a homiletic passage of the Talmud
   2. collectively, the homiletic part of traditional Jewish literature, as contrasted with Halacha, consisting of elaborations on the biblical narratives or tales from the lives of the ancient Rabbis
2. any traditional homiletic interpretation of scripture

Other Words From

• Ag·gad·ic ag·gad·ic [uh, -, gad, -ik, uh, -, gah, -dik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Aggadah¹

< Hebrew haggādhāh, derivative of higgīdh to narrate; Haggadah

Word History and Origins

Origin of Aggadah¹

from Hebrew