Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The second part of the Talmud, consisting primarily of commentary on the Mishnah.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A body of rabbinical comments and opinions on the Mishnah, and with it forming the Talmud, or, according to many Jewish writers, itself constituting the Talmud.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Jewish Law) The second part of the Talmud, or the commentary on the Mishna (which forms the first part or text).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun Judaism Part of the
Talmud , comprisingrabbinical analysis of andcommentary on theMishnah .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the second part of the Talmud consisting primarily of commentary on the Mishna
Etymologies
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Examples
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The addition of R. Ase is called the Gemara, that is to say, the commentary on the Mischna.
Pens��es 1623-1662 1944
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For the latter the designation Gemara, interpreted as "completion" from the Hebrew and Aramaic words meaning "to complete", subsequently became the accepted term.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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The Gemara is the commentary and the development of the Mishnab, which it follows step by step, in discussing it and completing its statements.
Rashi Liber, Maurice 1906
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Babylon, until the close of the fifth century, are called the Gemara
Hebrew Literature Epiphanius Wilson 1880
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After some futile attempts to prove by means of quibbling interpretations that one of these sentences alone would have been insufficient, the Gemara comes to the conclusion that two different cases are discussed in the Mishnah.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Create a Constitutional Theory Out of This 2010
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The Gemara then proves that the two ways of acquisition, by purchase and by finding, differ in certain respects, and that if a decision had been given for the one case, it could not have been concluded therefrom that it applied to the other casealso.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Create a Constitutional Theory Out of This 2010
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The Gemara later rabbinic comments on the Mishnah seeks the reason for the prohibition: The question was raised: Does this prevention of abuses relate to the burden which may be imposed on the community, or does it relate to the possibility that kidnappers may be motivated to act in the future?
Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson: The Morality Of Redeeming Captives: Gilad Shalit And The Talmud Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson 2011
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The Gemara later rabbinic comments on the Mishnah seeks the reason for the prohibition: The question was raised: Does this prevention of abuses relate to the burden which may be imposed on the community, or does it relate to the possibility that kidnappers may be motivated to act in the future?
Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson: The Morality Of Redeeming Captives: Gilad Shalit And The Talmud Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson 2011
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Then the Gemara inquires why decisions had to be rendered in both cases, and if it would not have been sufficient to give a decision in the one case only, either that of acquisition by purchase or that of finding.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Create a Constitutional Theory Out of This 2010
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After some futile attempts to prove by means of quibbling interpretations that one of these sentences alone would have been insufficient, the Gemara comes to the conclusion that two different cases are discussed in the Mishnah.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Create a Constitutional Theory Out of This 2010
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