Talmud

A collection of Jewish writings related to the practical application of Judaic law and tradition (may refer to either the Babylonian Talmud or the shorter Jerusalem Talmud).

Proper noun

  1. A collection of Jewish writings related to the practical application of Judaic law and tradition (may refer to either the Babylonian Talmud or the shorter Jerusalem Talmud).
    • On any given Friday night at the Claremont Colleges, between 15 and 20 Jewish students gather to sing wordless melodies, dive into textual study of Talmud or James Baldwin, or hold workshops on antisemitism. - 2019 July...

Origin

Borrowed from Hebrew תַּלְמוּד (talmúd, “instruction, learning”).

Forms

Talmuds

Derived

Jerusalem Talmud Talmudic Talmudical Talmudism Talmudist Talmudistic Talmudize Talmudvision