Mishnah

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Pronunciations

mishnah (MISH-nuh) listen
mishnah (mish-NAH) listen

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Definitions

  • n. An authoritative collection of exegetical material embodying the Oral Law and forming the first part of the Talmud.

  • n. (generally uncapitalized) A part, section, or piece of the Mishnah.

Example Sentences

  • "Most passages in the Mishnah contain a dispute between different rabbinic sages." (source)

  • "Bli neder, I'll learn some mishnayos, but I can't take achraius for anyone else." (Weiser)

  • "The whole school is learning Mishna Sukka in memory of Rabbi Rosen." (Glinert)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • מִשְׁנָה

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa
      • Australia / New Zealand

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

      Alternative Spellings

      Mishna

Notes

  • plural: 'mishnayot', 'mishnayes', or 'mishnayos'

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