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Amora

Amora noun: any of the Jewish scholars of about 200 to 500 CE who orally transmitted the teachings of the Mishna.

Noun

Amora (plural Amoras or Amoraim)

  1. Any of the Jewish scholars of about 200 to 500 CE who orally transmitted the teachings of the Mishna.

Forms of Amora

pluralAmoras
pluralAmoraim

Origin of Amora

From Hebrew אָמוֹרָא (āmorā), from Aramaic.

Questions about Amora

What does Amora mean?
Amora means any of the Jewish scholars of about 200 to 500 CE who orally transmitted the teachings of the Mishna.
What part of speech is Amora?
Amora is a noun.
What is the plural of Amora?
The plural of Amora is Amoras.

Words near Amora in the dictionary

  1. Amoore
  2. amopyroquine
  3. amor
  4. Amor Cruz
  5. amor fati
  6. Amora
  7. Amoraic
  8. Amoraim
  9. amoral
  10. amoralism
  11. amoralisms

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