talmudic
/tælˈmʊdɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or relating to the era of Jewish history, immediately following the destruction of the Second Temple, during which the Talmud was being compiled (c. 70–500 AD).
adj
Making extremely fine distinctions in a manner reminiscent of the Talmud; (derogatory) casuistic.
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Talmudic
Example Sentences
- "Talmudic tradition (Shabbat 92a) connects them with a hekesh, teaching that both reached full stature: “Just as the mishkan was ten cubits tall, so too the altar was ten cubits tall.”"
- "Various textual analyses are provided by a criminologist, an anthropologist, a researcher in lexicometry and a Talmudic exegete."
- "the Talmudic period"
- "post-Talmudic writers"
- "An example of the talmudic reasoning in this regard is the case where the defendant sold an ox to the claimant, and the ox was found to be a gorer. The claimant now wants his money back on the ground that his purchase was a “mistaken transaction”. Most people, it can be allowed, acquire an ox for purposes of ploughing, and a gorer is not satisfactory for that purpose."
Etymology
Etymology tree Hebrew ל־מ־ד (l-m-d)der. Hebrew תַּלְמוּד (talmúd)bor. English Talmud Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Talmudic From Talmud + -ic.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /tælˈmʊdɪk/
- British English: /tælˈmʊdɪk/
Inflected Forms
Talmudick (alternative)