Gemara

[ guh-mahr-uh; Sephardic Hebrew guh-mah-rah; Ashkenazic Hebrew guh-maw-ruh ]

/ gəˈmɑr ə; Sephardic Hebrew gə mɑˈrɑ; Ashkenazic Hebrew gəˈmɔ rə /

noun

the section of the Talmud consisting essentially of commentary on the Mishnah.

the Talmud.

OTHER WORDS FROM Gemara

Ge·ma·ric, adjective Ge·ma·rist, noun

Example sentences from the Web for gemara

It comprises the Mishna, which is the text; and the Gemara, its commentary.

Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3) |Isaac D'Israeli
These same two classes of material, the legal and the narrative, characterize the Gemara.

A Thousand Years of Jewish History |Maurice H. (Maurice Henry) Harris
In course of time these comments and lectures were collected together into one work under the title of Gemara, completion.

The Religious Life of London |J. Ewing Ritchie
There is no phase of human relationship that is not covered by the Mishna and Gemara.

Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 |Elbert Hubbard

The difference between the two is exclusively in the Gemara.

The Religious Life of London |J. Ewing Ritchie

British Dictionary definitions for gemara

Gemara

/ (ɡɛˈmɔrə, Hebrew ɡɛmaˈra) /

noun

Judaism the main body of the Talmud, consisting of a record of ancient rabbinical debates about the interpretation of the Mishna and constituting the primary source of Jewish religious law See also Talmud

Derived forms of Gemara

Gemaric, adjective Gemarist, noun

Word Origin for Gemara

C17: from Aramaic gemārā completion, from gemār to complete

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