Talmud

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Canada, UK, US/ˈtælmʊd/Canada, UK, US/ˈtælməd/US/ˈtɑlmʊd/

proper noun

A collection of Jewish writings related to the practical application of Judaic law and tradition (may refer to either the Babylonian Talmud or the shorter Jerusalem Talmud).

OriginHebrew תַּלְמוּד (talmúd) →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

proper nounTalmud (plural Talmuds)

plural Talmuds

  1. JudaismA collection of Jewish writings related to the practical application of Judaic law and tradition (may refer to either the Babylonian Talmud or the shorter Jerusalem Talmud).

    On any given Friday night at the Claremont Colleges, between 15 and 20 Jewish students gather to sing wordless melodies, dive into textual study of Talmud or James Baldwin, or hold workshops on antisemitism.

    2019 July 3, Jess Schwalb, “Red Line Rebellion”, in Jewish Currents

Origin

  1. Hebrewל־מ־ד (l-m-d)
  2. Hebrewתַּלְמוּד (talmúd)
  3. EnglishTalmud

Borrowed from Hebrew תַּלְמוּד (talmúd, “teaching”).

More words from Hebrew

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic تَلْمُود, تِلْمِيذ
  • تَلْمُود (talmūd)collection of Jewish writings
  • تِلْمِيذ (tilmīḏ)collection of Jewish writings
Basque Talmud
  • Talmudcollection of Jewish writings
Bengali তলমূদ
  • তলমূদ (tôlmūd)collection of Jewish writings
Bulgarian Талмуд
  • Талмудcollection of Jewish writings
Catalan Talmud
  • Talmudcollection of Jewish writings
Chinese Mandarin 塔木德
  • 塔木德 (tǎmùdé)collection of Jewish writings
Czech Talmud
  • Talmudcollection of Jewish writings
Danish Talmud
  • Talmudcollection of Jewish writings
Dutch Talmoed
  • Talmoedcollection of Jewish writings
Esperanto Talmudo
  • Talmudocollection of Jewish writings
Estonian Talmud
  • Talmudcollection of Jewish writings
Finnish Talmud
  • Talmudcollection of Jewish writings
French Talmud, talmud
  • Talmudcollection of Jewish writings
  • talmudcollection of Jewish writings
German Talmud
  • Talmudcollection of Jewish writings
Greek Ταλμούδ
  • Ταλμούδ (Talmoúd)collection of Jewish writings
Hebrew תַּלְמוּד
  • תַּלְמוּד (talmud)collection of Jewish writings
Hindi तलमूद
  • तलमूद (talmūd)collection of Jewish writings
Hungarian Talmud
  • Talmudcollection of Jewish writings
Italian Talmud
  • Talmudcollection of Jewish writings
Japanese タルムード
  • タルムード (tarumūdo)collection of Jewish writings
Korean 탈무드
  • 탈무드 (talmudeu)collection of Jewish writings
Latin Thalmūd
  • Thalmūdcollection of Jewish writings
Latvian Talmūds
  • Talmūdscollection of Jewish writings
Lithuanian Talmudas
  • Talmudascollection of Jewish writings
Norwegian Bokmål Talmud
  • Talmudcollection of Jewish writings
Persian تلمود
  • تلمود (talmud)collection of Jewish writings
Polish Talmud
  • Talmudcollection of Jewish writings
Portuguese Talmude
  • Talmudecollection of Jewish writings
Punjabi ਤਾਲਮੁਦ, ਤਲਮੂਦ
  • ਤਾਲਮੁਦ (tālmud)collection of Jewish writings
  • ਤਲਮੂਦ (talmūd)collection of Jewish writings
Romanian Talmud
  • Talmudcollection of Jewish writings
Russian талму́д, Талму́д
  • талму́д (talmúd)collection of Jewish writings
  • Талму́д (Talmúd)collection of Jewish writings
Slovak Talmud
  • Talmudcollection of Jewish writings
Spanish Talmud
  • Talmudcollection of Jewish writings
Swedish Talmud
  • Talmudcollection of Jewish writings
Tagalog Talmud
  • Talmudcollection of Jewish writings
Turkish Talmud
  • Talmudcollection of Jewish writings
Ukrainian Талмуд
  • Талмудcollection of Jewish writings
Urdu تَلْمُود
  • تَلْمُود (talmūd)collection of Jewish writings
Yiddish תּלמוד
  • תּלמוד (talmud)collection of Jewish writings
Cite this entry
APA

Talmud. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Talmud

MLA

“Talmud.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Talmud. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Talmud,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Talmud.

Source: Talmud on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.