mishnah

Noun

Mish=nah

WORDNET DICTIONARY

mishnah(n = noun.communication) mishna - the first part of the Talmud; a collection of early oral interpretations of the scriptures that was compiled about AD 200; Array

is a kind of religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing

is a part of talmud

mishnah, n. a collection of precepts forming the basis of the Talmud, and embodying Jewish oral law.

Derivative

Mishnaic adj.

Etymology

Heb. misnah (teaching by) repetition