Baraita

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noun

Any of various Jewish traditions that are not included in the Mishnah.

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Meanings

nounBaraita (plural Baraitas or Baraitot)

plural Baraitas · plural Baraitot · alternative baraita · alternative Baraitha · alternative Beraita · alternative Braita · alternative Baraysa

  1. JudaismAny of various Jewish traditions that are not included in the Mishnah.

    A baraita in Ta'anit 16a expands the list of attributes of the cantor to eleven: "...and he has a melodious and pleasant voice...", and so ruled Maimonides in […]

    2024, David Golinkin, “Should the cantor pray slowly or shorten the service?”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 4

Origin

Aramaic baraita, an extraneous teaching. The word appears in the feminine (baraita rather than bara'ah), because it is actually short for matnita baraita, external Mishnah or teaching (and matnita is feminine).

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APA

Baraita. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baraita

MLA

“Baraita.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baraita. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Baraita,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baraita.

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