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1. Midrash: Midrash (/ˈmɪdrɑːʃ/; Hebrew: מִדְרָשׁ; pl. מִדְרָשִׁים midrashim or מִדְרָשׁוֹת‎ midrashot) is expansive Jewish Biblical exegesis using a rabbinic mode of interpretation prominent in the Talmud. (Traditional Jewish exegesis of Biblical texts) [100%] 2023-12-31 [Midrashim] [Exegesis]...
2. Midrash: A midrash is a prominent form Jewish biblical exegesis primarily found in the Talmud written in the Middle Ages. They are both narrative and commentary. [100%] 2023-12-15 [Judaism]
3. Midrash: Midrash, a very common term in Jewish writings for " exposition " and a certain class of expository literature. The word also occurs twice in the Old Testament (2 Chron. midrash from darash "to search out, enquire ") denotes some explanation or exposition ... [100%] 2022-09-02
4. Midrash: MIDRASH mid'-rash (midhrash): The Hebrew word corresponding to the King James Version "story" and the Revised Version (British and American) "commentary" in 2 Chronicles 13:22; 24:27. A midrash is properly a story developed for purposes of edification ... [100%] 1915-01-01
5. Midrash: Midrash (מדרש; plural midrashim) is a Hebrew word referring to the exposition, or exegesis, of a biblical text. The term can also refer to a specific compilation of midrashic teachings. The two basic types of midrash are known as Midrash Aggadah ... [100%] 2023-02-03
6. Midrash: Midrash (ebr. מדרש; plurale midrashim) è un metodo di esegesi biblica seguito dalla tradizione ebraica. [100%] 2023-11-22
7. Midrash: A body of Rabbinic literature that consists of commentaries on — and clarifications of — the Hebrew Bible. [100%] 2000-03-30
8. Midrash: A term occurring as early as II Chron., though perhaps not in the sense in which it came to be used later, and denoting "exposition," "exegesis," especially that of the Scriptures. In contradistinction to literal interpretation, subsequently called "peshaṭ" (comp. (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
9. Midrash: Midrash (/ˈmɪdrɑːʃ/; Hebrew: מִדְרָשׁ‎; pl. מִדְרָשִׁים midrashim or מִדְרָשׁוֹת midrashot) is expansive Jewish Biblical exegesis using a rabbinic mode of interpretation prominent in the Talmud. (Religion) [100%] 2023-11-23 [Religious terminology]
10. Midrash: Midrash Aggada ("telling") is all the midrashim ("im" plural) that are not of legal, or statutory nature. The traditional Midrash is a type of Jewish interpretive literature (exegetical) based upon the Hebrew Bible (Tenakh) emanating from the period of the ... [100%] 2023-02-11 [Judaism] [Literature]...
11. Midrash Veyechulu: Midrash Veyechulu (Hebrew: מדרש ויכלו) is one of the smaller midrashim, named after Genesis 2:1 ("Veyechulu ha-Shamayim"). It contained both halakhic and aggadic material, and doubtless covered several books of the Pentateuch; but it now exists only in citations by ... [70%] 2023-12-01 [Smaller midrashim] [Lost Jewish texts]...
12. Bet Midrash: Bet Midrash (en hebreo: בית מדרש‎; también Beit Midrash, plural Batei midrash) es una sala de estudios (literalmente, "Casa Interpretación" o "Casa Aprendizaje" en hebreo). Es algo distinto a una sinagoga, aunque muchas sinagogas también sean utilizadas como batei midrash y viceversa. [70%] 2023-11-02
13. Midrash Rabba: Midrash Rabba or Midrash Rabbah can refer to part of or the collective whole of specific aggadic midrashim on the books of the Torah and the Five Megillot, generally having the term "Rabbah" (רבה), meaning "great," as part of their name ... (Religion) [70%] 2023-11-20 [Jewish texts]
14. Midrash Haggadah: The subject will be treated under the following headings: General Statement. in the tannaitic midrashim, etc. The exegetical midrashim to Canticles, Ruth, Ecclesiastes, and Esther. (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [70%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
15. Midrash Vayosha: Midrash Vayosha (Hebrew: מדרש ויושע) is an 11th-century CE midrash, one of the smaller midrashim. It is based on Exodus 14:30-15:18. [70%] 2023-11-05 [Smaller midrashim]
16. Tanḥuma, Midrash: Name given to three different collections of Pentateuch haggadot; two are extant, while the third is known only through citations. These midrashim, although bearing the name of R. Tanḥuma, must not be regarded as having been written or edited by ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [70%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
17. Temurah, Midrash (Or Midrash Temurot): Ethical haggadic work consisting of three chapters. Its tendency is to prove that changes and differences are necessary to the world's welfare, and that earthly contrasts—as wealth and poverty, beauty and ugliness—serve to harmonize the whole, thus ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [63%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
18. Samuel, Midrash To: Midrash Shemu'el, a haggadic midrash on the books of Samuel, is quoted for the first time by Rashi in his commentary on I Sam. b) Rashi again quotes from this midrash (xvii. a), saying that it is entitled "'Et ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [57%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
19. Proverbs, Midrash To: Haggadic midrash to Proverbs, first mentioned, under the title "Midrash Mishle," by R. ushiel (first half of the 11th cent. Nathan of Rome calls this midrash "Agadat Mishle" ("'Aruk," s. (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [57%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
20. Midrash Taame Haserot ve-Yeterot: Midrash Taame Haserot ve-Yeterot (Hebrew: מדרש טעמי חסרות ויתרות) is one of the smaller midrashim. It gives aggadic explanations not only of the words which are written defective or plene, as the title of the work implies, but also of a great number ... [50%] 2023-10-11 [Smaller midrashim]
21. Stone Beit Midrash Program: Yeshiva University is an institution that strives to produce well rounded Jewish students by providing them with a dual curriculum in both Torah studies and General knowledge. In the undergraduate men’s program there are four Torah studies tracks, in ... [50%] 2023-12-20 [Yeshiva University]
22. Psalms, Midrash To (Midrash Tehillim): Haggadic midrash, known since the eleventh century, when it was quoted by Nathan of Rome in his "'Aruk", by R. Judah ibn Ghayyat in his "Halakot", and by Rashi in his commentary on I Sam. This midrash is called also ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [44%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
23. Athenians In Talmud And Midrash: The Jewish folk-lore of Palestine was fond of contrasting the inhabitants of Athens and of Jerusalem, and of opposing the Rabbis to the Attic sages. Greek philosophy and esthetics did not greatly impress the Jewish people, who thought themselves ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [44%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
24. Zohar (Called Also In The Earlier Literature Midrash Ha-Zohar And Midrash: A pseudepigraphic work which pretends to be a revelation from God communicated through R. Simeon ben Yoḥai to the latter's select disciples. Under the form of a commentary on the Pentateuch, written partly in Aramaic and partly in Hebrew ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [42%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
25. Midrash Halakah ("Investigation Of The Halakah"): Strictly speaking, the verification of the traditionally received Halakah by identifying its sources in the Bible and by interpreting these Scriptural passages as proofs of its authenticity. The term is applied also to the derivation of new halakot and legal ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [40%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
26. Ruth Rabbah (Called Also Midrash Rut): A haggadic and homiletic interpretation of the Book of Ruth, which, like that of the four other scrolls ("megillot"), is included in the Midrash Rabbot. This midrash, divided into eight chapters or sections ("parashiyyot"), covers the whole text of the ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [40%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
27. Bahir (Full Title, Sefer Ha-Bahir="The Luminous Book"), Or Midrash R. Neḥunya Ben Ha-Ḳanah: Pseudonymous work attributed to the tanna Neḥunya ben ha-Ḳanah, a contemporary of Johanan ben Zaḳḳai (first century) because it begins with the words, "R. No reference, however, to the work is to be found in Jewish literature before the ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [27%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
28. Akiba Ben Joseph, Alphabet Of (Called Also Otiot De-Rabbi Akiba, Midrash Or Haggadah De-R. Akiba): The title of a Midrash on the names of the letters of the Hebrew alphabet. Two versions or portions of the same exist: Version A, considered by Jellinek to be the older form, by Bloch thought to be of a ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [25%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
29. Beth midrash: A beth midrash (Hebrew: בית מדרש‎ "House of Learning"; pl. batei midrash), also beis medrash or beit midrash, is a hall dedicated for Torah study, often translated as a "study hall." It is distinct from a synagogue (beth knesset), although the two ... (Religion) [70%] 2023-12-05 [Orthodox Judaism]
30. Beth midrash: A beth midrash (Hebrew: בית מדרש, "House of Learning"; pl.: batei midrash), also beis medrash or beit midrash, is a hall dedicated for Torah study, often translated as a "study hall". It is distinct from a synagogue (beth knesseth), although the two ... (Jewish study hall located in a synagogue, yeshiva, kollel or other building) [70%] 2023-11-23 [Orthodox Judaism] [Orthodox yeshivas]...
31. Sefer haYashar (midrash): Sefer haYashar (ספר הישר) is a medieval Hebrew midrash, also known as the Toledot Adam and Divrei haYamim heArukh. The Hebrew title "Sefer haYashar" might be translated as the "Book of the Correct Record", but it is known in English translation mostly ... (Midrash) [57%] 2023-08-24 [Jewish texts]
32. Bet Ha-Midrash: High school; literally, "house of study," or place where the students of the Law gather to listen to the Midrash, the discourse or exposition of the Law. It is used in contradistinction to the Bet ha-Sefer, the primary school ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [57%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]