amora

or A·mo·ra

[ uh-mawr-uh, uh-mohr-uh ]

noun

, Judaism.

, plural a·mo·ra·im [ah-maw-, rah, -im, ah-moh-].

1. one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Palestine and Babylonia from the 3rd to the 6th centuries a.d., whose commentaries on and interpretations of the Mishnah comprise the Palestinian and Babylonian Gemaras.

Word History and Origins

Origin of amora¹

From the Hebrew word āmōrā' “interpreter”

Example Sentences

One such occasion came following a defeat by Amora, managed at the time by Russiano - Amorim's friend from childhood.

From BBC

Amora Liu said she worked hard to save at least $225 of the $1,000 she earned each month from her job as a legal consultant at a courier company.

From Los Angeles Times

Rodrigo Pirola and Cecilia Myrele, both 39, came dressed as Fred and Wilma Flintstone, matching their 4-year-old basset hound Amora, who wore an orange dress inspired by Pebbles Flintstone.

From Seattle Times

“Amora is our daughter; we are a family. We go everywhere together,” Myrele told the Associated Press.

From Seattle Times

Ciara and Russell Wilson are celebrating their newest family member — a baby girl named Amora Princess Wilson.

From Los Angeles Times