Etymology

midrash

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Today it means: A Rabbinic commentary on a text from the Hebrew Scripture. Full definition →

Hebrew מִדְרָשׁ
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromמִדְרָשׁ“Midrash”
  2. English todayMidrash

From Hebrew מִדְרָשׁ (midrásh, “Midrash”), in turn from Aramaic דרש.

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