drash
Pronunciations
Definitions
v. Give a sermon, discuss an interpretation of the text.
n. Sermon, interpretation of text.
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Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
- Yiddish
Etymology
דְּרַשׁ (the third element of the acronym פרד״ס pardes, which refers to the four approaches to biblical exegesis)
- Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
- North America
- Great Britain
- Australia / New Zealand
- The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
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Alternative Spellings
derash, d'rash, drosh
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