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Mishna

Mishna is the alternative spelling of Mishnah.

Meaning of Mishnah

Proper noun

Mishnah

  1. The oldest part of the Talmud, rabbinical writings collected by Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi and published in 250 C.E. in Javneh (יבנה, in Israel).
    • 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

Words formed from Mishna

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Mishna is the alternative spelling of Mishnah.

Words near Mishna in the dictionary

  1. Mishmi bitter
  2. Mishmic
  3. Mishmis
  4. mishmosh
  5. mishmoshes
  6. Mishna
  7. Mishnah
  8. Mishnaic
  9. Mishnaic Hebrew
  10. Mishnic
  11. Mishnical

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