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Gemara

Gemara proper noun: part of the Talmud, comprising rabbinical analysis of and commentary on the Mishnah.

Proper noun

Gemara

  1. (Judaism) Part of the Talmud, comprising rabbinical analysis of and commentary on the Mishnah.

Forms of Gemara

alternative formGemora
alternative formGemoro
alternative formGemorra

Origin of Gemara

From Aramaic גמרא.

Words formed from Gemara

Questions about Gemara

What does Gemara mean?
Gemara means part of the Talmud, comprising rabbinical analysis of and commentary on the Mishnah.
What part of speech is Gemara?
Gemara is a proper noun.

Words near Gemara in the dictionary

  1. gemachim
  2. gemachs
  3. Gemalla
  4. Gemana
  5. Gemanafushi
  6. Gemara
  7. Gemaric
  8. Gemarist
  9. Gemarists
  10. Gemas
  11. gematria

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