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Gemara

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

noun

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


Gemara

/ ɡɛˈmɔrə; ɡɛmaˈra /

noun

  1. 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
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Derived Forms

  • ұˈ, noun
  • ұˈ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ұ·۾ adjective
  • ұ·۾ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Gemara1

C17: from Aramaic completion, from to complete
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Example Sentences

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Rachel Gemara, an oncology nurse who volunteered to treat Even and other covid-19 patients in the ward, described the difficulties of delivering care to the infected to the Jewish Journal.

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The Gemara The Gemara, which in Aramaic means "to study and to know" is a collection of scholarly discussions on Jewish law dating from around 200 to 500AD.

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These are always printed in the editions on the same page as the Mishnah and Gemara, the whole, with various other matter, filling generally about 12 folio volumes.

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The Jewish rabbis also delivered their doctrines in the same obscure and mystical manner, as their Talmud, Cabala, Gemara, and other books, besides what we call the Hebrew Scriptures, amply show.

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Gemara, ge-m�r′a, n. the second part of the Talmud, consisting of commentary and complement to the first part, the Mishna.

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