midrash

genre of rabbinic literature which contains Jewish Biblical exegesis and hermeneutics, and compilations of homilies
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midrash

Summary

midrash has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • midrash is a type of exegesis[2].
  • midrash is a type of Classic Rabbinic literature[3].
  • midrash comprises Midrash halakha[4].
  • midrash comprises aggadah[5].
  • midrash's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Midrashim[6].
  • midrash's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of Biblical Criticism and Interpretation (2007 ed.)[7].
  • midrash's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[8].
  • midrash's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • midrash's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • midrash's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[11].
  • midrash's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • midrash's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[13].
  • midrash's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
  • midrash's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[15].
  • midrash's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'מדרש\u200e'}[16].
  • midrash's different from is recorded as aggadah[17].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include exegesis[2] and Classic Rabbinic literature[3].

Use and Application

Components include Midrash halakha[4], a literary genre[18] and aggadah[5], a literary genre[19].

Why It Matters

midrash has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] midrash is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford classical dictionary id 4182
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9106]]: 4182, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107286353|midrash (#107286353)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Classical Dictionary"
  2. 11d ago · Putnik · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id midrasas
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7666]]: midrasas"
  3. 22d ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0259228-midrase
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0259228-midrase, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  4. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from aggadah
    Subclass of
    Has parts
    Has part(s) Midrash halakha, aggadah
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007533876505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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