Explore Midrash through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like comment or commentary. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Midrash meaning
- A Rabbinic commentary on a text from the Hebrew Scripture.
- The Rabbinic technique or tradition of such exegesis.
Synonyms of Midrash
Using Midrash
- The main meaning on this page is: A Rabbinic commentary on a text from the Hebrew Scripture. | The Rabbinic technique or tradition of such exegesis.
- Useful related words include: comment, commentary.
- In the example corpus, midrash often appears in combinations such as: the midrash, midrash on, this midrash.
Context around Midrash
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 11 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Midrash
- In this selection, "midrash" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, rabbinic, aggadic, understanding, aggada, halakha and shmuel stand out and add context to how "midrash" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a midrash genesis rabbah and a midrash on genesis. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "midrash" sits close to words such as absentees, accruing and aerosmith, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with midrash
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
According to Josephus and Midrash Pirke R. El. (8 words)
According to the Midrash, Bereshit Rabbah 81:5. (8 words)
The first is the Midrash we learned as children. (9 words)
Just as the old man in Midrash plants a tree so that his grandchildren might eat its fruit, legacy donors today ensure that the seeds of Jewish programs and institutions grow to nourish the minds and souls of future generations. (40 words)
Since it sequences its laws by subject matter instead of by biblical context, the Mishnah discusses individual subjects more thoroughly than the Midrash, and it includes a much broader selection of halakhic subjects than the Midrash. (36 words)
The Midrash and the verse in Deuteronomy, as many of you can see immediately, is resonating with the unformed void before creation () and the ancient mythological sea monsters of Babylonian mythology (the ), smelling of chaos. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
A collection of midrash on the entire Hebrew Scriptures ( Tanakh ) containing both halakhic and aggadic midrash.
In this understanding, midrash aggada deals with remez and midrash halakha deals with din).
Since it sequences its laws by subject matter instead of by biblical context, the Mishnah discusses individual subjects more thoroughly than the Midrash, and it includes a much broader selection of halakhic subjects than the Midrash.
It seems that the Midrash, through Rabbi Judah, tells us that Abraham loved Hagar.
One difficulty with this Midrash is that verse 9 does not have 33 words in it.
The first is the Midrash we learned as children.
The Midrash and the verse in Deuteronomy, as many of you can see immediately, is resonating with the unformed void before creation () and the ancient mythological sea monsters of Babylonian mythology (the ), smelling of chaos.
The precise and organized learning method of Midrash Shmuel contributes to their academic self-confidence; they know they are highly productive and original in their learning.
The question that echoes through the history of Judaism – from Abraham to Jeremiah to Job to rabbinic midrash to medieval lament to chassidic prayer – is not acceptance of, but a protest against, injustice.
God couldn’t act unilaterally, but rather required another (Nachshon in the famous Midrash) to participate in bringing about the desired outcome.
If William is indeed forcing Middleton out of the picture, this recalls the opening of the banishes (or in some midrash kills) his queen, Vashti, for refusing to appear before his bros.
The Midrash says that every day that Moshe was upon the mountain (that third time), the shofar was blown throughout the camp.
The Oral Torah, as explained in the Midrash, isn’t just another layer of Torah or an increment in its greatness.
Genesis Rabbah, a rabbinic midrash from the fifth century CE, is a commentary on the biblical book of Genesis, which it often augments by filling in background information about motivations and character traits.
We see from this Midrash that the mitzvah of is connected to the process of forgiveness of Yom Kippur.
Just as the old man in Midrash plants a tree so that his grandchildren might eat its fruit, legacy donors today ensure that the seeds of Jewish programs and institutions grow to nourish the minds and souls of future generations.
According to Josephus and Midrash Pirke R. El.
According to the Midrash, Bereshit Rabbah 81:5.
A Midrash ( Genesis Rabbah Sect. 94) relates about an encounter between Rabbi Meir and a Samaritan.
A midrash on Genesis, it offers explanations of words and sentences and haggadic interpretations and expositions, many of which are only loosely tied to the text.
Common combinations with midrash
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the midrash 18×
- midrash on 5×
- this midrash 4×
- of midrash 3×
- midrash to 3×
- midrash rabba 3×
- and midrash 2×
- midrash and 2×
- midrash is 2×
- rabbinic midrash 2×