Mishna
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew מִשְׁנָה (mišnāh, “repetition, oral law”), from שָׁנָה (šānāh, “to repeat, teach”).
Proper noun
Mishna
- The oldest part of the Talmud, rabbinical writings collected by Rabbi Judah the Holy and published in 250 C.E. in Javneh (Jamnia, in Israel).
- The Mishna is believed by Jews to have been handed down orally from the patriarch-prophet Moses, who received it on Mount Sinai with the written Torah.
Synonyms
- the Oral Torah