Mishna

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mishna \Mish"na\, n. [NHeb. mishn[=a]h, i. e., repetition,
     doubling, explanation (of the divine law), fr. Heb.
     sh[=a]n[=a]h to change, to repeat.]
     A collection or digest of Jewish traditions and explanations
     of Scripture, forming the text of the Talmud. [Written also
     {Mischna}.]


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Mishna
       n : the first part of the Talmud; a collection of early oral
           interpretations of the scriptures that was compiled about
           AD 200 [syn: {Mishnah}]