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talmud

Tal·mud
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tahl-moo d, -muh d, tal-]
    • /ˈtɑl mʊd, -məd, ˈtæl-/
    • /ˈtæl.mʊd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tahl-moo d, -muh d, tal-]
    • /ˈtɑl mʊd, -məd, ˈtæl-/

Definitions of talmud word

  • noun talmud 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. 1
  • noun talmud the Gemara. 1
  • noun talmud book of Jewish religious law 1
  • proper noun talmud The Talmud is the collection of ancient Jewish laws which governs the religious and non-religious life of Orthodox Jews. 0
  • noun talmud the primary source of Jewish religious law, consisting of the Mishnah and the Gemara 0
  • noun talmud 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 0
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Origin of talmud

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1525-35, Talmud is from the Hebrew word talmūdh literally, instruction

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Parts of speech for Talmud

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talmud popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Related words

  • talmudist

    a person versed in the Talmud.

  • gemara

    the section of the Talmud consisting essentially of commentary on the Mishnah.

  • aggadah

    a homiletic passage of the Talmud

  • halakhah

    (often lowercase) the entire body of Jewish law and tradition comprising the laws of the Bible, the oral law as transcribed in the legal portion of the Talmud, and subsequent legal codes amending or modifying traditional precepts to conform to contemporary conditions.

  • judaism

    the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the Talmud. Compare Conservative Jew, Orthodox Jew, Reform Jew.

  • karaite

    a member of a sect, founded in Persia in the 8th century a.d. by the religious leader Anan ben David, that rejected the Talmud and the teachings of the rabbis in favor of strict adherence to the Bible as the only source of Jewish law and practice.
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