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Talmudic

Talmudic

3 9.9
About the Talmud, the Jewish book of law and teaching
  • adjective
  • /tælˈmʊdɪk/
translation icon : talmúdico
  • The Talmudic rabbis asked: How did Abraham make this discovery?
  • Talmudic scholar
  • Talmudic rabbis
  • Talmudic passage

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

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Examples

  • Both Hebrew Scripture and the Talmudic rabbis saw human experience as a failed experiment of God.

    Academic text (1995)
  • I was growing up to be like a Talmudic scholar.

  • I imagine there is Talmudic support for this view.

    Blog text (29)
  • We need help with a question of Talmudic precedent.

  • Hence the Talmudic saying: to save a single life is to save the whole world.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Under Talmudic law, only a fellow Hebrew was a neighbor.

    Academic text (1999)
  • There is a definite Talmudic wisdom to G's philosophy.

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

  • According to a Talmudic interpretation of a verse in Isaiah (56:7), God prays.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The lecture focused on a Talmudic discussion about ethical dilemmas in modern society.

Synonyms

rabbinical
vsTalmudic
5 9.4

Relating to Jewish religious teachers and their writings

is about a central Jewish text and its style of interpretation
rabbinic
vsTalmudic
5 8.6

Relating to the leaders, teachings, and laws of the Jewish religion

focuses narrowly on the central Jewish text rather than general law

Compounds

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

Surface Forms

Talmudic positive

Morphology

Talmudic = Talmud (transparent) = Talmud + ic

The adjective is a regular formation from the proper noun 'Talmud' plus the adjectival suffix '-ic', so its meaning ('relating to the Talmud') is predictable from the base.

Etymology

Talmudic comes from the Hebrew Talmud, which means 'study' and comes from the root lamad meaning 'to learn'. So Talmudic means 'relating to the Talmud' or its teaching and style.