HyperDic: midrash

English > 1 sense of the word Midrash:
NOUNcommunicationMidrash(Judaism) an ancient commentary on part of the Hebrew scriptures that is based on Jewish methods of interpretation and attached to the biblical text
English > Midrash: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning(Judaism) an ancient commentary on part of the Hebrew scriptures that is based on Jewish methods of interpretation and attached to the biblical text.
CategoryJudaismThe monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud
Broadercomment, commentaryA written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
CatalanMidraix, Midrash

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