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Talmud

/ˈtælmʊd/US/ˈtɑlmʊd/

Talmud proper noun: a collection of Jewish writings related to the practical application of Judaic law and tradition (may refer to either the Babylonian Talmud or the shorter Jerusalem Talmud).

Proper noun

Talmud (plural Talmuds)

  1. (Judaism) A collection of Jewish writings related to the practical application of Judaic law and tradition (may refer to either the Babylonian Talmud or the shorter Jerusalem Talmud).
    • On any given Friday night at the Claremont Colleges, between 15 and 20 Jewish students gather to sing wordless melodies, dive into textual study of Talmud or James Baldwin, or hold workshops on antisemitism.2019 July 3, Jess Schwalb, “Red Line Rebellion”, in Jewish Currents

Talmud meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

Talmud in Hindi

collection of Jewish writings
तलमूद talmūd

Talmud in Tamil

யூத வேதம், பாபிரேலானிய யூத திருன்றை

Talmud in Urdu

collection of Jewish writings
تَلْمُود talmūd

Talmud in Bengali

collection of Jewish writings
তলমূদ tôlmūd
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Talmud in Punjabi
ਤਾਲਮੁਦ tālmud, ਤਲਮੂਦ talmūd
Talmud in Tagalog
Talmud
Talmud in Arabic
تَلْمُود talmūd, تِلْمِيذ tilmīḏ
Talmud in Persian
تلمود talmud

Forms of Talmud

pluralTalmuds

Origin of Talmud

Borrowed from Hebrew תַּלְמוּד (talmúd, “teaching”).

Words formed from Talmud

Phrases with Talmud

Questions about Talmud

What does Talmud mean?
Talmud means a collection of Jewish writings related to the practical application of Judaic law and tradition (may refer to either the Babylonian Talmud or the shorter Jerusalem Talmud).
What is Talmud in Hindi?
Talmud in Hindi is तलमूद (talmūd). See Talmud meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Talmud?
Talmud is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Talmud?
Talmud is pronounced /ˈtælmʊd/ (UK).

Words near Talmud in the dictionary

  1. talmessite
  2. Talmian
  3. talmid
  4. talmouse
  5. talmouses
  6. Talmud
  7. talmudic
  8. Talmudical
  9. Talmudism
  10. Talmudist
  11. Talmudistic

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Talmud (page history and authors); Talmud (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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