MISHNAH


Meaning of MISHNAH in English

— Mishnaic /mish nay"ik/ , Mishnic, Mishnical , adj.

Eng., Ashk. Heb. /mish"neuh/ ; Seph. Heb. /meesh nah"/ , n. , pl. Mishnayoth, Mishnayot, Mishnayos Eng., Ashk. Heb. /mish'neuh yohs"/ ; Seph. Heb. /meesh nah yawt"/ , Eng. Mishnahs . Judaism.

1. the collection of oral laws compiled about A.D. 200 by Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi and forming the basic part of the Talmud.

2. an article or section of this collection.

Also, Mishna .

[ 1600-10; mishnah lit., teaching by oral repetition ]

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