Amora

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noun

Any of the Jewish scholars of about 200 to 500 CE who orally transmitted the teachings of the Mishna.

OriginHebrew אָמוֹרָא →
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Meanings

nounAmora (plural Amoras or Amoraim)

plural Amoras · plural Amoraim

  1. Any of the Jewish scholars of about 200 to 500 CE who orally transmitted the teachings of the Mishna.

Origin

  1. Hebrewאָמוֹרָא
  2. EnglishAmora

From Hebrew אָמוֹרָא (āmorā), from Aramaic.

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aromaamaroOramaMoara
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APA

Amora. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amora

MLA

“Amora.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amora. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Amora,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Amora.

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