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- [Sephardic Hebrew mee-drahsh; Ashkenazic Hebrew mi-drahsh]
- /Sephardic Hebrew miˈdrɑʃ; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈmɪ drɑʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [Sephardic Hebrew mee-drahsh; Ashkenazic Hebrew mi-drahsh]
- /Sephardic Hebrew miˈdrɑʃ; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈmɪ drɑʃ/
Definitions of midrash word
- noun plural midrash an early Jewish interpretation of or commentary on a Biblical text, clarifying or expounding a point of law or developing or illustrating a moral principle. 1
- noun plural midrash (initial capital letter) a collection of such interpretations or commentaries, especially those written in the first ten centuries a.d. 1
- noun midrash a homily on a scriptural passage derived by traditional Jewish exegetical methods and consisting usually of embellishment of the scriptural narrative 0
- noun midrash one of a number of collections of such homilies composed between 400 and 1200 ad 0
- noun midrash any of the rabbinical commentaries and explanatory notes on the Scriptures, written between the beginning of the Exile and c. a.d. 1200 0
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Origin of midrash
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15, midrash is from the Hebrew word midrāsh literally, exposition
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Parts of speech for Midrash
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midrash popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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