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Babylonian Talmud

Babylonian Talmud proper noun: the Talmud composed and compiled primarily from the teachings, discussions and disagreements of the Amoraim of the Babylonian exile.

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Proper noun

the Babylonian Talmud

  1. (Judaism) The Talmud composed and compiled primarily from the teachings, discussions and disagreements of the Amoraim of the Babylonian exile.

Origin of Babylonian Talmud

Calque of Hebrew תַּלְמוּד בָּבְלִי (talmúd bav'lí, “Babylonian Talmud”).

Questions about Babylonian Talmud

What does Babylonian Talmud mean?
Babylonian Talmud means the Talmud composed and compiled primarily from the teachings, discussions and disagreements of the Amoraim of the Babylonian exile.
What part of speech is Babylonian Talmud?
Babylonian Talmud is a proper noun.

Words near Babylonian Talmud in the dictionary

  1. Babylon the Great
  2. Babylon willow
  3. Babylon willows
  4. Babylonia
  5. Babylonian
  6. Babylonian Talmud
  7. Babylonians
  8. Babylonic
  9. Babylonical
  10. Babylonically
  11. babylonise

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