What does amoraim mean?

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Freebase

  1. Amoraim

    Amoraim, were renowned Jewish scholars who "said" or "told over" the teachings of the Oral law, from about 200 to 500 CE in Babylonia and the Land of Israel. Their legal discussions and debates were eventually codified in the Gemara. The Amoraim followed the Tannaim in the sequence of ancient Jewish scholars. The Tannaim were direct transmitters of uncodified oral tradition; the Amoraim expounded upon and clarified the oral law after its initial codification.

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of amoraim in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of amoraim in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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