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Where does “מדרש” come from?

מדרש (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew מִדְרָשׁ, from Aramaic דרש — to study; to argue, to dispute; to converse, to...

מדרש (Yiddish): Midrash; a particular book or passage of the...

Definitions

  1. Midrash; a particular book or passage of the...

Ancestry of “מדרש”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewמִדְרָשׁMidrash
2Aramaicדרשto study; to argue, to dispute; to converse, to...
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