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gəˈmɔr ə, -ˈmɑr ɑ, -mɑˈrɑgemara
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Princeton's WordNet
Gemaranoun
the second part of the Talmud consisting primarily of commentary on the Mishna
Webster Dictionary
Gemaranoun
the second part of the Talmud, or the commentary on the Mishna (which forms the first part or text)
Etymology: [Heb.]
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Gemara
The Gemara is the component of the Talmud comprising rabbinical analysis of and commentary on the Mishnah. After the Mishnah was published by Judah HaNasi, the work was studied exhaustively by generation after generation of rabbis in Babylonia and the Land of Israel. Their discussions were written down in a series of books that became the Gemara, which when combined with the Mishnah constituted the Talmud. There are two versions of the Gemara. One version was compiled by scholars of Israel, primarily of the academies of Tiberias and Caesarea, which was published between about 350-400 CE. The other version by scholars of Babylonia, primarily of the academies of Sura, Pumbedita, and Mata Mehasia, which was published about 500 CE. By convention, a reference to the "Gemara" or "Talmud," without further qualification, refers to the Babylonian version.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Gemara
ge-mär′a, n. the second part of the Talmud, consisting of commentary and complement to the first part, the Mishna. [Aramaic, 'completion.']
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Gemara
the second part of the Talmud, being a body of notes, comments, &c. on the Mishna or text.
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The numerical value of Gemara in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
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The numerical value of Gemara in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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