Gemara
[guh-mahr-uh; Sephardic Hebrew guh-mah-rah; Ashkenazic Hebrew guh-maw-ruh] /gəˈmɑr ə; Sephardic Hebrew gə mɑˈrɑ; Ashkenazic Hebrew gəˈmɔ rə/
noun
1.
the section of the Talmud consisting essentially of commentary on the Mishnah.
2.
the Talmud.
/ɡɛˈmɔrə; Hebrew ɡɛmaˈra/
noun
1.
(Judaism) the main body of the Talmud, consisting of a record of ancient rabbinical debates about the interpretation of the Mishna and constituting the primary source of Jewish religious law See also Talmud
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