- the Gemara
- a rabbinical commentary on the Mishnah, forming the second part of the Talmud.→ Gemara
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Gemara — The Gemara (also transliterated Gemora or, less commonly, Gemorra) (from Aramaic גמרא gamar ; literally, [to] study or learning by tradition ) is the part of the Talmud that contains rabbinical commentaries and analysis of the Mishnah. After the… … Wikipedia
Gemara — [gə mα:rə] noun (the Gemara) a rabbinical commentary on the Mishnah, forming the second part of the Talmud. Origin from Aramaic gĕmārā completion … English new terms dictionary
Gemara — Gémara Littérature rabbinique Littérature de Hazal Mishna • Tossefta Guemara • Talmud Talmud de Jérusalem Talmud de Babylone Traités mineurs Baraïta Midrash Halakha Baraïta de Rabbi Ishmaël Mekhilta deRabbi Ish … Wikipédia en Français
Gemara — [gə mä rä′; gə mä′rä, gəmôr′ə] n. [< Heb Aram gemara < Aram gemara, lit., study, learning < verb root gmr, to finish] 1. the second and supplementary part of the Talmud, providing a commentary on the first part (the MISHNA) 2. loosely… … English World dictionary
GEMARA — (Aram. גְּמָרָא; lit. completion or tradition ), a word popularly applied to the Talmud as a whole, or more particularly to the discussions and elaborations by the amoraim on the Mishnah. The word appears (abbreviated) in the printed editions of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Gemara — Ge*ma ra, n. [Heb.] (Jewish Law) The second part of the Talmud, or the commentary on the Mishna (which forms the first part or text). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gemara — The body of commentaries on the Mishnah (see below), produced by Jewish scholars in Palestine and Babylonia in the 3 to 6 centuries, and generally incorporated in the Talmud … Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
GEMARA — the second part of the Talmud, being a body of notes, comments, &c. on the Mishna or text … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
themselves, and the Gemara — containing later commentaries and elaborations … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
Gémara — La Gémara (mot signifiant « achèvement, perfection » en hébreu, ou « complément » en araméen, langue dans laquelle est rédigé cet ouvrage[1]) est un commentaire de la Michna qui la relie plus clairement au Tanakh. Sommaire 1… … Wikipédia en Français
