midrash Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (Judaism) an ancient commentary on part of the Hebrew scriptures that is based on Jewish methods of interpretation and attached to the biblical text

WordNet

Mid*rash" noun
Etymology
Heb., explanation.
Wordforms
plural Midrashim Midrashoth
Definitions
  1. A talmudic exposition of the Hebrew law, or of some part of it.

Webster 1913