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Mishnah
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English
Alternative forms
en Mischna Mishna
Etymology
Borrowed from en he מִשְׁנָה repetition, oral law mišnāh, from he שָׁנָה šānāh to repeat, teach.
Proper noun
The oldest part of the Talmud, rabbinical writings collected by Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi and published in 250 in Javneh (יבנה, in Israel).
en The Mishnah is believed by Jews to have been handed down orally from the prophet Moses, who received it on Mount Sinai with the written Torah.
Synonyms
the Oral Torah
Derived terms
en Mishnaic, en Mishnic, en Mishnical (adjectives)
See also
en Torah