aggadah
/əˈɡɑːdə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.12 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
Example Sentences
- "They termed them also..Agada in the Chaldee, or..Hagada in the Hebrew form, which are rendered in Philo, by the Greek ..."
- "The story of the delivery of Israel from Egyptian bondage is read in Hebrew by the chief of the house from a book called the agada, which is interwoven with hymns of praise and thanksgiving, and it also contains some legendary chapters entirely figurative in their sense and composition."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: אַגָּדְתָא, הֲגָדָה
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /əˈɡɑːdə/