מִדְרָשׁ
midrash · treatise
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4097 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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midrash (מִדְרָשׁ) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “treatise”.
A writing that investigates and sets out a matter. The Hebrew word is "midrash," of the family of "seek, inquire." In the Bible it appears only twice, in Chronicles.
How to say it
mi·drash
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A writing that explains and comments on a matter, like a detailed account.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 2 Chronicles 13:22
The rest of the deeds of Abijah, and his ways and his words, are written in the treatise of the prophet Iddo.
- 2 Chronicles 24:27
As for his sons, and the abundance of the burden upon him, and the founding of the house of Elohim, they are written in the treatise of the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son reigned in his place.