MISHNAH


Meaning of MISHNAH in English

noun

also mish·na ˈmishnə

( plural mish·na·yoth ˌmishnäˈyōt(h))

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Hebrew mishnāh instruction, oral law, from shānāh to repeat, learn

1. : the traditional doctrine of the Jews as represented and developed chiefly in the decisions of the rabbis before A.D. 200

2.

a. : a single rabbinical tenet

b. : a collection of such tenets

• mish·na·ic (ˈ)mish|nāik adjective , usually capitalized

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