Talmud |ˈtälˌmoŏd; ˈtalməd|
noun ( the Talmud)
the body of Jewish civil and ceremonial law and legend comprising the Mishnah and the Gemara. There are two versions of the Talmud: the Babylonian Talmud (which dates from the 5th century ad but includes earlier material) and the earlier Palestinian or Jerusalem Talmud.
DERIVATIVES
Talmudic |talˈm(y)oōdik; -ˈmoŏdik| adjective
Talmudical |talˈm(y)oōdikəl; -ˈmoŏd-| adjective
Talmudist |ˈtälmoŏdist; ˈtalməd-| noun
ORIGIN from late Hebrew talmū d ‘instruction,’ from Hebrew lāma d ‘learn.’