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Midrash

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Midrash /ˈmɪdraʃ, -rʌʃ/

▶noun (pl. Midrashim /-ˈʃɪm/) an ancient commentary on part of the Hebrew scriptures, attached to the biblical text.

– origin from Heb. miḏrāš ‘commentary’, from dāraš ‘expound’.

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