Midrash

English Alternative forms en midrash Etymology From en he מִדְרָשׁ midrásh Midrash, in turn from Aramaic arc דרש. Pronunciation en /ˈmɪdrɑːʃ/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Midrash.wav Southern England en æʃ 2 Noun Midrashim Midrashot Midrashoth A Rabbinic commentary on a text from the Hebrew Scripture. en 1981 w:William Irwin Thompson The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture Rider/Hutchinson & Co. London 19 In other stories of the midrashim, Adam, in penance for his fall, abstains from sexuality for 130 years, but he is not able to control his nocturnal emissions; in his dream state female spirits, the succubae, come and have intercourse with him, and with Adam's seed they give birth to demons. The Rabbinic technique or tradition of such exegesis. en 2007 Karen Armstrong The Bible: The Biography Atlantic 2008 82 Midrash was not a purely intellectual pursuit and study was never an end in itself: it had to inspire practical action in the world. Derived terms en Midrashic en midrashist Translations Rabbinic exegetical commentary Arabic: ar مدراش Aramaic: arc מִדְרְשָׁא miḏrəšā m Hebrew: he מִדְרָשׁ midrásh m Hindi: hi मिदराश m Ladino: lad midrash m Persian: fa میدراش Polish: pl midrasz m Russian: ru мидра́ш Spanish: es Midrash, es Midrash Yiddish: yi מדרש medresh m Rabbinic exegetical technique Arabic: ar مدراش Aramaic: arc מִדְרְשָׁא miḏrəšā m Hebrew: he מִדְרָשׁ midrásh Hindi: hi मिदराश m Ladino: lad midrash m Persian: fa میدراش Polish: pl midrasz m Russian: ru мидра́ш Yiddish: yi מדרש medresh m Anagrams en adhimrs dirhams hardims en nouns with irregular plurals