Mishnah

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proper noun

The oldest part of the Talmud, rabbinical writings collected by Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi and published in 250 C.E. in Javneh (יבנה, in Israel).

“The Mishnah is believed by Jews to have been handed down orally from the prophet Moses, who received it on Mount Sinai with the written Torah.”

Similar
the Oral Torah
OriginHebrew מִשְׁנָה →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Mischna · alternative Mishna

  1. The oldest part of the Talmud, rabbinical writings collected by Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi and published in 250 C.E. in Javneh (יבנה, in Israel).

    The Mishnah is believed by Jews to have been handed down orally from the prophet Moses, who received it on Mount Sinai with the written Torah.

    Synonyms: the Oral Torah

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe oldest part of the Talmud, rabbinical writings collected by Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi and published in 250 C.E. in Javneh (יבנה, in Israel).

Similar
the Oral Torah

Origin

  1. Hebrewמִשְׁנָה“repetition, oral law”
  2. EnglishMishnah

Borrowed from Hebrew מִשְׁנָה (mišnāh, “repetition, oral law”), from שָׁנָה (šānāh, “to repeat, teach”).

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