Aggadah
noun
Ag·ga·dah ə-ˈgä-də 
-ˈgȯ-;
ˌä-gä-ˈdä
plural Aggadot ə-ˈgä-ˌdōt
-ˌdōth,
-ˌdōs
: ancient Jewish lore forming especially the nonlegal part of the Talmud
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Jewish Babylonian Aramaic aggādhāh & Mishnaic Hebrew haggādhāh, literally, "telling, tale, lesson"
First Known Use
1602, in the meaning defined above