Talmud
[ tahl-moo d, -muh d, tal- ]
/ ˈtɑl mʊd, -məd, ˈtæl- /
noun
the collection of Jewish law and tradition consisting of the Mishnah and the Gemara and being either the edition produced in Palestine a.d. c400 or the larger, more important one produced in Babylonia a.d. c500.
the Gemara.
Origin of Talmud
First recorded in 1525–35,
Talmud is from the Hebrew word
talmūdh literally, instruction
OTHER WORDS FROM Talmud
Tal·mud·ism, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for talmud
Talmud
/ (ˈtælmʊd) /
noun Judaism
the primary source of Jewish religious law, consisting of the Mishnah and the Gemara
either of two recensions of this compilation, the Palestinian Talmud of about 375 ad, or the longer and more important Babylonian Talmud of about 500 ad
Derived forms of Talmud
Talmudic or Talmudical, adjective Talmudism, nounWord Origin for Talmud
C16: from Hebrew
talmūdh, literally: instruction, from
lāmadh to learn