Word info Synonyms

Aggadah

Noun

Meaning

A homiletic and non-legalistic exegetical text in the classical rabbinic literature of Judaism, particularly as recorded in the Talmud and Midrash. A parable that demonstrates a point of the Law in the Talmud. [from 17th c.]

Obsolete form of Haggadah; the text recited at Seder.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

Related terms

Anagrams

Examples

Aggadah seeAlso Aggadic tales from the Persian tradition describe the shedim, the mazziḳim ("harmers"), and the ruḥin ("spirits"). Source: Internet

After the deaths of Haggai, Malachi, and the subject, the Holy Spirit left the people of Israel according to the Aggadah source,"Yoma, 96". Source: Internet

These midrashim are sometimes referred to as aggadah or haggadah, a loosely defined term that may refer to all non-legal discourse in classical rabbinic literature. Source: Internet

Halakha and Aggadah The Talmud is a wide-ranging document that touches on a great many subjects. Source: Internet

It is not clear whether the author used the Yalkut Shimoni, or whether he knew the sources of its aggadah separately. Source: Internet

The Talmud, which often uses stories to make a moral point (aggadah), tells of a highly respected rabbi who found the Messiah at the gates of Rome and asked him, "When will you finally come?" Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms