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Mishnah

Mish·nah [ míshnə ] or Mish·na [ míshnə ]

noun

Definition:

1. Jewish law: the primary body of Jewish civil and religious law, forming the first part of the Talmud

2. Jewish oral law: Jewish law from the oral tradition, as distinguished from law derived from the scriptures

3. Jewish legal teaching: the teaching of Jewish law by a rabbi or other authority on it

[Early 17th century. < Hebrew mišnāh "repetition, teaching"]

Mish·na·ic [ mish náy ik ] adjective

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