Crossword-Solution: MIDRASH
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Midrash | n. | A talmudic exposition of the Hebrew law, or of some part of it. |
We have 7 clues for the answer “MIDRASH”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Early Biblical commentary | 1 answer |
| Explanation of Hebrew Scriptures. | 1 answer |
| Hebrew Scriptural exegesis. | 1 answer |
| Hebrew scripture commentary | 1 answer |
| Jewish religious exposition | 1 answer |
| Jewish scriptural interpretation | 1 answer |
| JEWISH commentary on part of Hebrew scriptures, ancient | 2 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included
within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or
a triangle.
Hint 2 anagram
REAA
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Sentences with MIDRASH (5)
Jochanan ben Saccai, and a number of the Fables translated into Aramaic which are still extant in the Talmud and Midrash.
The common element must therefore depart from the Midrash on the one hand and from parenesis on the other.
The wise men of Macedonia were the first to apply medical knowledge practically, while the Egyptians sought to effect cures by means of magic arts and by means of astrology, and they taught the Midrash of the Chaldees, composed by Kangar, the son of Ur, the son of Kesed.
Jacob continued his studies in the Bet ha Midrash of Shem and Eber, and Esau abandoned himself to idolatry and an immoral life.[29] Both were hunters of men, Esau tried to capture them in order to turn them away from God, and Jacob, to turn them toward God.[30] In spite of his impious deeds, Esau possessed the art of winning his father's love.
Nevertheless Jacob was so simple and modest in his demeanor that, if he came home late from the Bet ha-Midrash, he would disturb none to prepare his meal, but would do it himself.[40] On this occasion he was cooking lentils for his father, to serve to him as his mourner's meal after the death of Abraham.
Quotes with MIDRASH (1)
In a remarkable midrash (commentary) on Proverbs, we read the following: “All of the festivals will be abolished in the future [the Messianic Age], but Purim will never be abolished.” The miracle of Purim is very different from the miracles mentioned in the Torah. While the latter were overt miracles, such as the ten plagues in Egypt and the splitting of the Red Sea, the miracle of Purim was covert. No law of nature was violated in the Purim story and the Jews were saved by s…
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Appears in: New Yorker, NYT.
Used 6 times in crossword archives (1952–2023).