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Noun: midrash  midrash
  1. A talmudic exposition of the Hebrew law, or of some part of it
Noun: Midrash
  1. (Judaism) an ancient commentary on part of the Hebrew scriptures that is based on Jewish methods of interpretation and attached to the biblical text

Type of: comment, commentary

Encyclopedia: Midrash