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Talmud

Talmud

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A collection of Jewish writings that explain religious law and life
  • noun
  • /ˈtɑːlməd/
: Talmud
  • There's a beautiful phrase in the Talmud which says the prisoner cannot free himself.
  • Babylonian Talmud
  • Talmud says
  • according to the Talmud

A scholar is someone who studies the Torah, the Talmud.

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Examples

  • I have read the spirited give-and-take of the Talmud and the cinematic storytelling of the Gospels.

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  • As the Babylonian Talmud tells us, all Jews are responsible for one another.

  • In the Talmud it says...

  • The Talmud says, if you save a life, you must take responsibility for it.

  • "To save a single soul," says the Talmud, "is to save the world entire."

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Traditionally, only Jewish boys and men read Torah and Talmud in study houses.

    Academic text (2008)
  • During the year, according to the Talmud, it is permissible to feed one's pets any food one wishes.

    Academic text (2007)
  • When he was a kid he excelled at studying the Talmud in Yeshiva.

  • Some of these rabbis have their own yeshivas, these Talmudic academies where they teach the Talmud all day long.

  • The Talmud is such a great book.

Synonyms

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A body of ancient writings by rabbis important to Jewish law and tradition

is the specific central collection within that broader rabbinical body

Surface Forms

Talmud singular
Talmuds plural

Etymology

Talmud comes from the Hebrew root למד, which means 'to learn' or 'study'. So Talmud literally means 'learning' and is a book of study and discussion about Jewish law and life.