Midrash
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Hebrew מִדְרָשׁ (midrásh, “Midrash”), in turn from Aramaic דרש.
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -æʃ
NounEdit
Midrash (plural Midrashim or Midrashot or Midrashoth)
- A Rabbinic commentary on a text from the Hebrew Scripture.
- The Rabbinic technique or tradition of such exegesis.
- 2007, Karen Armstrong, The Bible: The Biography, Atlantic 2008, page 82:
- Midrash was not a purely intellectual pursuit and study was never an end in itself: it had to inspire practical action in the world.
- 2007, Karen Armstrong, The Bible: The Biography, Atlantic 2008, page 82:
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
Rabbinic exegetical commentary
Rabbinic exegetical technique