单词 | aggadah |
释义 | Aggadahn. Judaism. 1. The non-legal element of Jewish rabbinical literature, esp. the Talmud and Midrash, comprising legends, parables, anecdotes, etc., as distinct from Halacha (Halacha n.); (also) a legend, parable, anecdote, etc., of this type. Cf. Haggadah n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > law > Jewish law > [noun] > legendary element of Haggadahc1590 Aggadah1602 1602 H. Clapham Song of Songs: 1st Pt. Expounded xix. sig. Iv R. Sal. Iarchi doth out of their Agada note that this tree bringeth forth fruit four or fiue times yeerely. 1657 A. B. tr. J. Buxtorf Jewish Synagogue i. 36 If any mans understanding be encompassed with such Egyptian darknesse, that he cannot comprehend the Aggados [L. Aggados] or expositions, yet he ought to believe them. 1725 E. Chandler Def. Christianity v. 344 They termed them also..Agada in the Chaldee, or..Hagada in the Hebrew form. 1763 J. Gill Expos. Old Test. I. iv. 30/1 Jarchi makes mention of an agadah or exposition, which gives the same sense. 1842 Biogr. Dict. (Soc. Diffusion Useful Knowl.) I. 162/1 It contains a collection of Scripture texts and chaunts..which the modern Jews still recite every day in conjunction with the Ghemara and Aggada. 1882 Hebrew Student 2 75 The part that fiction played in the Agada of the Jews in the various midrashim. 1892 Jewish Q. Rev. 4 686 The most popular saga amongst the Jews was the famous history of Alexander the Great. His journey to the dark mountains in Africa, where he met Amazons, is mentioned in early Aggadahs. 1922 A. F. Landesman Curriculum for Jewish Relig. Schools 75 Whenever an Agadah is useful in explaining a Biblical passage, it may be taught as part of the lesson. 1968 A. H. Friedlander L. Baeck (1973) vi. 190 Baeck emphasized midrash and Aggadah more than Halacha. 2010 Guardian Unlimited (Nexis) 12 July In the Jewish tradition he [sc. Jethro] is seen as..someone who helps the Jewish people, organises them and according to this Aggadah he tries to save them. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > Hebrew scripture > [noun] Aggadah1650 Tanach1835 society > faith > worship > observance, ritual > kinds of rite > Jewish > [noun] > for Passover Haggadah1617 Aggadah1650 1650 E. Chilmead tr. L. Modena Hist. Rites of Jews iii. iii. 129 The Master of the House, taking a Bowl of Wine in his hand, makes a certain Narration, called..Agadah [It. Hagadá], wherein are reckoned up all the Miseries they underwent. 1722 J. Covel Some Acct. Greek Church Pref. p. xliv The Ceremony of the Jews celebrating the Bread of Affliction, or the Agadah after the Paschal Supper, could be..taken..as a Commemoration of their Affliction and Servitude in the Land of Ægypt. 1881 A. Featherman Social Hist. Races Mankind 158 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. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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