Talmud

[ tahl-mood, -muhd, tal- ]

noun
  1. the collection of Jewish law and tradition consisting of the Mishnah and the Gemara and being either the edition produced in Palestine a.d. c400 or the larger, more important one produced in Babylonia a.d. c500.

  2. the Gemara.

Origin of Talmud

1
First recorded in 1525–35, Talmud is from the Hebrew word talmūdh literally, instruction

Other words from Talmud

  • Tal·mud·ism, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for Talmud

Talmud

/ (ˈtælmʊd) /


nounJudaism
  1. the primary source of Jewish religious law, consisting of the Mishnah and the Gemara

  2. either of two recensions of this compilation, the Palestinian Talmud of about 375 ad, or the longer and more important Babylonian Talmud of about 500 ad

Origin of Talmud

1
C16: from Hebrew talmūdh, literally: instruction, from lāmadh to learn

Derived forms of Talmud

  • Talmudic or Talmudical, adjective
  • Talmudism, noun

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Cultural definitions for Talmud

Talmud

[ (tahl-mood, tal-muhd) ]


Collections of commentaries on biblical texts that form, with the Torah, the foundation for the religious laws of Judaism.

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