Etymology

Amora

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Today it means: Any of the Jewish scholars of about 200 to 500 CE who orally transmitted the teachings of the Mishna. Full definition →

Hebrew אָמוֹרָא
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromאָמוֹרָא
  2. English todayAmora

From Hebrew אָמוֹרָא (āmorā), from Aramaic.

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